USN-2820-1

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    USN-2820-1

    Published: 26 Nov 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: dpkg vulnerability

    Details: Hanno Boeck discovered that the dpkg-deb tool incorrectly handled certain old style Debian binary packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked into unpacking a specially crafted binary package, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2820-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0860

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dpkg

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.17.5ubuntu5.5

    Affected versions

    1.16.12ubuntu1

    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