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.
Published: 2015-12-03
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 5.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3407-1 dpkg security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-0871 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2820-1 dpkg vulnerability
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Dpkg
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:26:11.051Z

Reserved: 2015-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-0860

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Status : Modified

Published: 2015-12-03T20:59:01.847

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-0860

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