UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0860

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0860
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0860.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0860
Related
Published
2015-11-26T18:00:00Z
Modified
2015-11-26T18:00:00Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / dpkg

Package

Name
dpkg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dpkg?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.17.5ubuntu5.5

Affected versions

1.*

1.16.12ubuntu1
1.17.1ubuntu1
1.17.5ubuntu1
1.17.5ubuntu2
1.17.5ubuntu3
1.17.5ubuntu4
1.17.5ubuntu5
1.17.5ubuntu5.1
1.17.5ubuntu5.2
1.17.5ubuntu5.3
1.17.5ubuntu5.4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.5",
            "binary_name": "dpkg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.5",
            "binary_name": "dpkg-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.5",
            "binary_name": "dpkg-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.5",
            "binary_name": "dselect"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.5",
            "binary_name": "dselect-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.5",
            "binary_name": "libdpkg-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.5",
            "binary_name": "libdpkg-perl"
        }
    ]
}