Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 3, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-0860
CVE-2015-0860
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.
Affected products
52cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 47 more
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:1.17.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- 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:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3407nvdVendor Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2820-1nvd
- anonscm.debian.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg.git/commit/dpkg-deb/extract.cnvd
- blog.fuzzing-project.org/30-Stack-overflows-and-out-of-bounds-read-in-dpkg-Debian.htmlnvd
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-07nvd
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