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ubuntu-cve-2015-0860

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2015-11-26 18:00

Modified

2026-04-22 07:37

Summary

Details

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.

Severity

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0860	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2820-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0860	REPORT

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      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
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          {
            "binary_name": "dpkg",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.5"
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        "1.17.5ubuntu3",
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        "1.17.5ubuntu5",
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        "1.17.5ubuntu5.2",
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  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:46Z",
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}

CVE-2015-0860 (GCVE-0-2015-0860)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-12-03 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 04:26

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

debian

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg.git/com…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-07	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3407	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/30-Stack-overflo…	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2820-1	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

Date Public

2015-11-26 00:00

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usn-2820-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2015-11-26 18:32

Modified

2026-04-22 07:36

Summary

dpkg vulnerability

Details

Hanno Boeck discovered that the dpkg-deb tool incorrectly handled certain old style Debian binary packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked into unpacking a specially crafted binary package, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2820-1	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0860	REPORT

JSON

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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ubuntu-cve-2015-0860

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2015-0860 (GCVE-0-2015-0860)

usn-2820-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

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