CVE-2014-8625

medium

Published 2015-01-20 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

6.8

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`1.17.22`
sid	Fixed	`1.17.22`
forky	Fixed	`1.17.22`
bullseye	Fixed	`1.17.22`
bookworm	Fixed	`1.17.22`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
debian	dpkg	`{"endIncluding":"1.17.21"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-134

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.