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CVE-2014-8873

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.

Published

2015-11-09T16:59:00.103

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	oracle	openjdk	1.7.0	Yes

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3235 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3316 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/18/2 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76019 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3235 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3316 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/18/2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76019 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)