CVE-2015-3149 (GCVE-0-2015-3149)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-25 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 05:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75933 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213365 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1228.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
Date Public
2015-04-20 00:00
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