Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-0840
CVE-2015-0840
Description
The dpkg-source command in Debian dpkg before 1.16.16 and 1.17.x before 1.17.25 allows remote attackers to bypass signature verification via a crafted Debian source control file (.dsc).
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32cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 26 more
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.16.15
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.16.16, <1.17.25
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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