Description (CNA)
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 (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/551
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98551
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157387.html
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=768485
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/539
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1389135
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/622
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/551
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98551
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157387.html
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=768485
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/539
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1389135
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/622