VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-3149

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-07-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references