CVE-2015-3149 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

21%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

48%

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.

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 3.0 Base Score 5.5. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 2.1. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N).

Overview

First reported 7 years ago

2017-07-25 18:29:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-07-31 19:10:00

Affected Software

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0

6.0

RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0

7.0

RedHat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6.0

6.0

RedHat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7.0

7.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0

6.0

RedHat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0

7.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0

6.0

RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0

7.0

References

RHSA-2015:1228

Vendor Advisory

75933

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

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

Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

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