Medium severity · published Jul 25, 2017
CVE-2015-3149
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
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Hpc Node · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus · Redhat
7.1 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
6.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
6.6z; 7.1 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3149
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3149
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1228.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75933
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213365
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