CVE-2014-8625

critical

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98551

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/622

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/551

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157387.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-01-20

Updated: 2017-09-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical