# 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 cause

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-01-20 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/551
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98551
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157387.html
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=768485
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/539
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1389135
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/622

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