VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-8873

CVSS score10 HIGH
EPSS probability4.54%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-11-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

A .desktop file in the Debian openjdk-7 package 7u79-2.5.5-1~deb8u1 includes a MIME type registration that is added to /etc/mailcap by mime-support, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JAR file.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references