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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-8462 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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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:26:02.476Z

Reserved: 2014-11-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-8625

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-01-20T15:59:01.437

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-8625

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