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.
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.
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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| 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 |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |