Vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
CVE-2015-0860
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.050 (92.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.050 · newest: 0.050 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
- Debian Dpkg — versions 1.16.0, 1.16.0.1, 1.16.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
- anonscm.debian.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg.git/commit/dpkg-deb/extract.c
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-07 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3407 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- blog.fuzzing-project.org/30-Stack-overflows-and-out-of-bounds-read-in-dpkg-Debi…
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2820-1 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-0860?
- CVE-2015-0860 is a vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, classified under CWE-189. Published 2015-12-03.
- Is CVE-2015-0860 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.