CVE-2014-8873 describes a critical vulnerability in the Debian openjdk-7 package, specifically affecting Oracle OpenJDK. A misconfigured .desktop file allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting a MIME type registration that adds an entry to /etc/mailcap, enabling malicious JAR file execution. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk with network-based attacks, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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