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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 20, 2015, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 8, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-8625 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-8625 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian dpkg

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Fork of the clairCtl utility

Go HTML Shell

Updated: 4 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2019, 7:32 p.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

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Go HTML Shell

Updated: 6 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 23, 2018, 8:24 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

Tracking container vulnerabilities with Clair Control for CoreOS Clair

Go HTML Shell

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
231 stars 78 fork 78 watcher
Born at : Oct. 26, 2016, 6:25 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-8625 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-8625 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/98551 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98551 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157387.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 22, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/539 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/539 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=768485 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=768485 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1389135 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1389135 Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-134
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-8625 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-8625 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

5.59 }} -1.00%

score

0.93392

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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