Unscored severity · published Dec 3, 2015
CVE-2015-0860
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…
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CVSS
5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.0% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DP
Dpkg · Debian
1.16.0; 1.16.0.1; 1.16.0.2; 1.16.0.3; 1.16.1; 1.16.1.1; +34 more · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 15.04; 15.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0860
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0860
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3407
www.ubuntu.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2820-1
anonscm.debian.org
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg.git/commit/dpkg-deb/extract.c?id=e65aa3db04eb908c9507d5d356a95cedb890814d
blog.fuzzing-project.org
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/30-Stack-overflows-and-out-of-bounds-read-in-dpkg-Debian.html
bugs.debian.org
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=798324
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-07
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