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CVE-2014-8625
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the parse_error_msg function in parsehelp.c in dpkg before 1.17.22 allow remote attackers to…
Medium6.8EPSS 3.3%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.3% · top 11% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- [oss-security] 20141106 Re: CVE-Request: dpkg handling of 'control' and warnings format string vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- dpkg-format-sting(98551) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-6974 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=768485 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141106 CVE-Request: dpkg handling of 'control' and warnings format string vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1389135 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141106 Re: CVE-Request: dpkg handling of 'control' and warnings format string vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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