CVE-2015-0840

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).

Published: 2015-04-13 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-0840 is rated Moderate Risk (42.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.74%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-0840

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-13 0.65% 0.74% +0.09%
2 2025-12-28 0.74% 0.65% -0.09%
3 2025-12-27 — 0.74% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-0840

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-0840

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-0840

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2015-0840 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (dpkg), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0840
suse low — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0840/
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-0840 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dpkg), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): released 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0840

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-0840

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian dpkg <= 1.16.15 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.0 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.1 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.2 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.3 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.4 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.5 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.6 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.7 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.8 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.9 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.10 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.11 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.12 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.13 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.14 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.15 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.16 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.17 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.18 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.19 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.20 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.21 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.22 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.23 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.24 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 10.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-0840

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