DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8625

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8625
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8625.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8625
Upstream
Published
2015-01-20T15:59:01Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:36Z
Summary
[none]
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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / dpkg

Package

Name
dpkg
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dpkg?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.17.22

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8625.json"

Debian:13 / dpkg

Package

Name
dpkg
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dpkg?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.17.22

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8625.json"

Debian:14 / dpkg

Package

Name
dpkg
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dpkg?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.17.22

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8625.json"