CVE-2015-0860

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.

Published: 2015-12-03 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-0860 is rated Moderate Risk (60.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.66%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-0860

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 2026-06-13 4.38% 3.66% -0.72%
2 2026-05-25 4.16% 4.38% +0.22%
3 2026-05-22 4.16%

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-0860

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-0860

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-0860

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2015-0860 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-2015-0860
gentoo normal CVE-2015-0860: 1 GLSA(s) (201612-07), 1 atom(s) (app-arch/dpkg); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-0860
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0860/
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-0860 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dpkg), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily): released 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0860

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-0860

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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 15.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 15.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.0 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.1 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.2 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.3 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.4 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.5 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.6 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.7 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.8 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.9 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.10 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.11 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.12 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.16.15 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.16.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.17.25 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.17.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-0860

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