VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 4.54%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.54% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- oracle/openjdk
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3235Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3316Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/18/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76019
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3235Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3316Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/18/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76019
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.