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CVE-2014-8873

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 4.54%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-11-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. It affects Debian. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2014-8873
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
4.54%
Debian

Original NVD 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.