CVE-2014-8625
N/A
Published: January 20, 2015 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDpkg
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the parse_error_msg function in parsehelp.c in dpkg before 1.17.22 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the (1) package or (2) architecture name.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (7)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157387.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/539x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=768485x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1389135VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98551Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-134
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