CVE-2015-0860
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-0860 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | debian |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-12-03 20:59:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 15.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 15.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.16.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Debian | Dpkg | 1.17.9 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stack overflows and out of bounds read in dpkg (Debian) | The Fuzzing Project | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | blog.fuzzing-project.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3407-1 dpkg | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Vendor Advisory |
| USN-2820-1: dpkg vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| dpkg: Arbitrary code execution (GLSA 201612-07) — Gentoo security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| 404 Not Found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | anonscm.debian.org | |
| #798324 - dpkg-deb: Fix off-by-one write access on versionbuf variable - Debian Bug report logs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.debian.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.