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DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8625

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8625 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11dpkg0, 0, 0
Debian:14dpkg0, 0, 0
Debian:13dpkg0, 0, 0
Debian:12dpkg0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jan 20, 2015 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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