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CVE-2014-8873

Date: November 9, 2015

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.

Severity Score

Related Resources (7)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/18/2
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3235
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76019
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3316
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8873
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8873
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2014-8873

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Input Validation

CWE-20

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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