USN-2820-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2820-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2820-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2820-1

Related

Published

2015-11-26T18:32:16.770802Z

Modified

2015-11-26T18:32:16.770802Z

Summary

dpkg vulnerability

Details

Hanno Boeck discovered that the dpkg-deb tool incorrectly handled certain old style Debian binary packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked into unpacking a specially crafted binary package, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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",
    "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"
        }
    ]
}