Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenJDK link following

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Operating System) (version unknown). This affects an unknown function of the component OpenJDK. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 bug was discovered 07/15/2015. The weakness was published 07/25/2017 by Tomas Hoger (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-3149 since 04/10/2015. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84931 (Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.8.0-openjdk (ALAS-2015-571) (Bar Mitzvah) (Logjam)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350131 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for java-1.8.0-openjdk: ALAS-2015-571).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84931) and SecurityFocus (BID 75933†). Similar entry is available at VDB-76645.

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Nessus ID: 84931
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.8.0-openjdk (ALAS-2015-571) (Bar Mitzvah) (Logjam)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2015-571
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07/15/2015 +96 days 🔍
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07/22/2015 +7 days 🔍
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07/25/2017 +733 days 🔍
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12/14/2022 +1967 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: RHSA-2015:1228
Researcher: Tomas Hoger
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-3149 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 75933 - OpenJDK CVE-2015-3149 Insecure Temporary File Handling Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/26/2017 10:06 AM
Updated: 12/14/2022 06:52 AM
Changes: 07/26/2017 10:06 AM (77), 11/01/2019 08:34 AM (3), 12/14/2022 06:52 AM (4)
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