CVE-2014-8873

Critical

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS10.0
Exploit probability—
ProductOracle Openjdk
PublishedNov 9, 2015
First seenNov 9, 2015

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
oracle openjdk1.7.0—

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