CVE-2015-0840

Medium

Description

The dpkg-source command in Debian dpkg before 1.16.16 and 1.17.x before 1.17.25 allows remote attackers to bypass signature verification via a crafted Debian source control file (.dsc).

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
ProductDebian Dpkg
PublishedApr 13, 2015
First seenApr 13, 2015

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
debian dpkgv ≤ 1.16.15, 1.17.0, 1.17.1, 1.17.2, 1.17.3, 1.17.4, 1.17.5, 1.17.6, 1.17.7, 1.17.8, 1.17.9, 1.17.10, 1.17.11, 1.17.12, 1.17.13, 1.17.14, 1.17.15, 1.17.16, 1.17.17, 1.17.18, 1.17.19, 1.17.20, 1.17.21, 1.17.22, 1.17.23, 1.17.24—
canonical ubuntu_linux10.04, 12.04, 14.04, 14.10—

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