CVE-2015-0840 describes a signature bypass vulnerability in the dpkg-source command affecting Debian dpkg versions before 1.16.16 and 1.17.x before 1.17.25, as well as Canonical Ubuntu Linux. This medium-complexity vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass signature verification via a crafted Debian source control file, potentially leading to integrity compromise (CVSS 4.3). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.16.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.17.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.17.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.17.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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