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TI-2015-00801 Aliases CVE-2015-0860GHSA-phx5-8jhp-4rwc

Off-by-one error in the extracthalf function in dpkg-deb/extract.c in the dpkg-deb…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04994 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 52

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.0.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.0.2VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.0.3VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.1.1VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.0.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.0.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.0.3 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.1.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
Show 42 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.1.2VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.2VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.3VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.4VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.4.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.4.2VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.4.3VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.5VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.6VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.7VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.8VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.9VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.10VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.11VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.12VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.15VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.2VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.3VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.4VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.5VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.6VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.7VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.8VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.9VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.10VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.11VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.12VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.13VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.14VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.15VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.16VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.17VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.18VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.19VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.20VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.21VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.22VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.23VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.24VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.25VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.1.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.3 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.4 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.4.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.4.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.4.3 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.5 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.6 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.7 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.8 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.9 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.10 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.11 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.12 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.15 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.3 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.4 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.5 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.6 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.7 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.8 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.9 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.10 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.11 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.12 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.13 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.14 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.15 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.16 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.17 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.18 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.19 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.20 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.21 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.22 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.23 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.24 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.25 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-0860
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-phx5-8jhp-4rwc

References

Advisory 3

Other 3

Sources

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