Vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
CVE-2015-0840
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).
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (78.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 10.04, 12.04, 14.04
- Debian Dpkg — versions 1.17.0, 1.17.1, 1.17.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2566-1 (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157387.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00029.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3217 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)