Security Advisory
CVE-2014-8625
6.8
Vulnerability 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.
Published Date
January 20, 2015
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory