ubuntu-cve-2014-8625
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2015-01-20 15:59
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "dpkg",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.8+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dselect",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.8+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libdpkg-perl",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.8+esm1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "dpkg",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dpkg@1.17.5ubuntu5.8+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.16.12ubuntu1",
        "1.17.1ubuntu1",
        "1.17.5ubuntu1",
        "1.17.5ubuntu2",
        "1.17.5ubuntu3",
        "1.17.5ubuntu4",
        "1.17.5ubuntu5",
        "1.17.5ubuntu5.1",
        "1.17.5ubuntu5.2",
        "1.17.5ubuntu5.3",
        "1.17.5ubuntu5.4",
        "1.17.5ubuntu5.5",
        "1.17.5ubuntu5.6",
        "1.17.5ubuntu5.7",
        "1.17.5ubuntu5.8",
        "1.17.5ubuntu5.8+esm1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8625",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:44Z",
  "published": "2015-01-20T15:59:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8625"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/07/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/07/4"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8625"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2014-8625"
  ]
}



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