DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0840

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0840

    Published: 13 Apr 2015Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-0840

    Summary:

    Details: 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).

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0840

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dpkg

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/dpkg?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.17.25

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High