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CVE-2015-3149 json

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 syml…

published 2017-07-25 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-3230

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • java-1.8.0-openjdk RHEL 6 1:1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6
  • java-1.8.0-openjdk RHEL 7 1:1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1
  • java-1.8.0-openjdk RHEL 7 1:1.8.0.51-1.b16.ael7b_1
  • java-1.8.0-openjdk-src RHEL 6 1:1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6
  • java-1.8.0-openjdk-src RHEL 7 1:1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1
  • java-1.8.0-openjdk-src RHEL 7 1:1.8.0.51-1.b16.ael7b_1
  • java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo RHEL 6 1:1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6
  • java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo RHEL 7 1:1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1228

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-3149 updated cvss 3.3

OpenJDK8: insecure hsperfdata temporary file handling, CVE-2015-0383 regression (Hotspot)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) java-1.8.0-openjdk 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) java-1.8.0-openjdk 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) java-1.8.0-openjdk 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6, java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6, java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6
    +10 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) java-1.8.0-openjdk 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6, java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6, java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) java-1.8.0-openjdk 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) java-1.8.0-openjdk 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk 1.8.0.51-1.b16.ael7b_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 1.8.0.51-1.b16.ael7b_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6, java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6, java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 1.8.0.51-1.b16.ael7b_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 1.8.0.51-1.b16.ael7b_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.8.0.51-1.b16.ael7b_1, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) java-1.8.0-openjdk 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) java-1.8.0-openjdk 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6, java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6, java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1, java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility 1.8.0.51-1.b16.el7_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1228
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 java-1.6.0-sun, java-1.7.0-oracle, java-1.6.0-openjdk, java-1.6.0-sun-src, java-1.7.0-openjdk, java-1.6.0-sun-demo, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 java-1.6.0-sun, java-1.7.0-oracle, java-1.8.0-oracle, java-1.6.0-openjdk, java-1.6.0-sun-src, java-1.7.0-openjdk, +18 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 java-1.6.0-sun, java-1.7.0-oracle, java-1.8.0-oracle, java-1.6.0-openjdk, java-1.6.0-sun-src, java-1.7.0-openjdk, +22 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.