7.7 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.066 Low
EPSS
Percentile
93.8%
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.
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
debian:dpkg | debian dpkg | le | 1.17.21 |
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157387.html
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/539
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/551
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/622
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=768485
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1389135
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98551