CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-8873

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code remotely, potentially leading to system takeover or data leakage.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the openjdk-7 package to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and review and restrict access to JAR files.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS