CVE-2014-8625: Debian Dpkg

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 3.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Debian Dpkg: up to and including 1.17.21

Published 2015-01-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.