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CVE-2015-0860

Published: 26 November 2015

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.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
dpkg
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

precise
Released (1.16.1.2ubuntu7.7)
trusty
Released (1.17.5ubuntu5.5)
vivid
Released (1.17.25ubuntu1.1)
wily
Released (1.18.2ubuntu5.1)