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CVE-2015-0860

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2820-1

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

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*SSVC
Descriptions

Off-by-one error in the extracthalf function in dpkg-deb/extract.c in the dpkg-deb component in Debian dpkg 1.16.x before 1.16.17 and 1.17.x before 1.17.26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the archive magic version number in an "old-style" Debian binary package, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

Error por un paso en la función extracthalf en dpkg-deb/extract.c en el componente dpkg-deb en Debian dpkg 1.16.x en versiones anteriores a 1.16.17 y 1.17.x en versiones anteriores a 1.17.26 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario a través del número mágico de versión del archivo en un paquete binario de Debian 'old-style', lo que desencadena un desbordamiento de buffer basado en pila.

Hanno Boeck discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the dpkg-deb component of dpkg, the Debian package management system. This flaw could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution if a user or an automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted Debian binary package (.deb) in the old style Debian binary package format.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-01-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2015-11-27 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-189: Numeric Errors
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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12.04
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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14.04
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lts
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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15.04
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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15.10
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.0
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.0.1
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.0.2
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.0.3
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.1
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.1.1
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.1.2
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.2
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.3
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.4
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.4.1
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.4.2
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.4.3
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.5
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.6
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.7
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.8
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.9
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.10
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.11
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.12
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.16.15
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.0
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.1
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.2
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.3
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.4
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.5
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.6
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.7
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.8
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.9
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.10
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.11
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.12
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.13
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.14
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.15
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.16
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.17
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.18
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.19
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.20
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.21
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.22
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.23
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.24
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Debian
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Dpkg
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1.17.25
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