CVE - CVE-2014-8873

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-8873	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:76019 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76019 DEBIAN:DSA-3235 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3235 DEBIAN:DSA-3316 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3316 MLIST:[oss-security] 20150718 CVE-2014-8873 was fixed in DSA-3235-1 URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/18/2
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20141114	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20141114)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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