Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package openjdk-7 (opens in a new tab)
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- published10 Sept 2020
- disclosed9 Nov 2015
Introduced: 9 Nov 2015
CVE-2014-8873 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:12.04.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjdk-7 package and not the openjdk-7 package as distributed by Ubuntu.
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.