CVE-2015-0860
DPKG Debian Stack Overflow Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 3, 2015, 8:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the dpkg packages to the latest version.
- Upgrade the dpkg package.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-0860 has a 2 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-0860
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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A collection of vulnerabilities discovered by the AFL fuzzer (afl-fuzz)
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-0860 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-0860 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3407 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2820-1 Added Reference https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg.git/commit/dpkg-deb/extract.c?id=e65aa3db04eb908c9507d5d356a95cedb890814d Added Reference https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/30-Stack-overflows-and-out-of-bounds-read-in-dpkg-Debian.html Added Reference https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=798324 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-07 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-07 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 04, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3407 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3407 Advisory Added CWE CWE-189 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 04, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 04, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
3.99 }} -0.39%
score
0.87915
percentile