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.
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DSA-3407-1 | dpkg security update |
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EUVD-2015-0871 | 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. |
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USN-2820-1 | dpkg vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T04:26:11.051Z
Reserved: 2015-01-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-0860

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-12-03T20:59:01.847
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-0860

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