| Name | CVE-2014-8625 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 768485 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| dpkg (PTS) | buster, buster (security) | 1.19.8 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.20.12 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1.20.10 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.21.9 | fixed |
| sid | 1.21.11 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| dpkg | source | squeeze | (not affected) | | | |
| dpkg | source | wheezy | 1.16.16 | | | |
| dpkg | source | (unstable) | 1.17.22 | unimportant | | 768485 |
Notes
[squeeze] - dpkg <not-affected> (Regression introduced in 1.16.2)
Rendered non-exploitable by toolchain hardening
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1389135
Regression introduced with https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg.git/commit/?id=0b8652b226a7601dfd71471797d15168a7337242 (1.16.2)