CVE-2015-3149

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—

5.5

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 v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 20.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 25, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

References (6)

secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1228.html
secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75933
secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213365
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1228.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75933
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213365

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2015-3149(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

RHSA-2015:1228
Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.8.0-openjdk security update

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
redhat	java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.51-1.b16.ael7b_1	2015-07-15	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2015-3149?

CVE-2015-3149 is a medium vulnerability published on July 25, 2017. 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.

When was CVE-2015-3149 disclosed?

CVE-2015-3149 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 25, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2015-3149 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-3149 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 20.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-3149?

CVE-2015-3149 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2015-3149?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2015-3149, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2015-3149

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🔗 References (6)

📣 Vendor Advisories for CVE-2015-3149(1)

Patch Availability(1)

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❓ Frequently asked(5)