Is CVE-2014-8873 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-8873 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-8873?

CVE-2014-8873 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-8873?

CVE-2014-8873 has an EPSS score of 4.54% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8873?

Upgrade openjdk-8 on debian unstable to 8u45-b14-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-8873

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

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.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

openjdk-8Debian

Fixed in:8u45-b14-1CVE-2014-8873

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.54%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.