CVE-2014-8873

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 9, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-8873: Critical severity, CVSS 10.0 | Vulnix