CVE-2014-8625
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 20, 2015
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 6, 2014
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.
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- [oss-security] 20141106 Re: CVE-Request: dpkg handling of 'control' and warnings format string vulnerabilitymailing-list
- dpkg-format-sting(98551)vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2015-6974vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=768485
- [oss-security] 20141106 CVE-Request: dpkg handling of 'control' and warnings format string vulnerabilitymailing-list
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1389135
- [oss-security] 20141106 Re: CVE-Request: dpkg handling of 'control' and warnings format string vulnerabilitymailing-list
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