CVE-2014-8625
dpkg < 1.17.21 - Use-After-Free via Format String Specifiers in Package or Architecture Name
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/551
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98551
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157387.html
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=768485
Exploit mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/539
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1389135
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/622
Scores
EPSS
0.0330
EPSS Percentile
86.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-134
Status
published
Products (1)
debian/dpkg
< 1.17.21
Published
Jan 20, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026