CVE-2014-8873

Publication date 9 November 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
icedtea-web 15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
openjdk-6 15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
openjdk-7 15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
openjdk-8 15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Notes

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Ubuntu is not affected due to our policy that prohibits desktop files from directly executing files that don't have the executable bit set (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/Policies#Execute-Permission_Bit_Required)