CVE-2015-0860 is an off-by-one error in the dpkg-deb component of Debian dpkg versions 1.16.x before 1.16.17 and 1.17.x before 1.17.26, also affecting Canonical Ubuntu Linux. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a stack-based buffer overflow triggered by a crafted archive magic version number in an old-style Debian binary package. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, enabling potential partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise with low attack complexity and no authentication required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
15.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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