CVE-2015-3149

MEDIUM

Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Arbitrary File Write via Symlink Attack in Hotspot Component

Title source: llm

Description

The Hotspot component in OpenJDK8 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75933

Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213365

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1228.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0038

EPSS Percentile 30.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE

CWE-59

Status published

Products (12)

redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0

redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0

redhat/enterprise_linux_hpc_node 6.0

redhat/enterprise_linux_hpc_node 7.0

redhat/enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus 7.1

redhat/enterprise_linux_server 6.0

redhat/enterprise_linux_server 7.0

redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus 6.6

redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus 6.6z

redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.1

... and 2 more

Published Jul 25, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026