CVE-2015-0840
N/A
Published: April 13, 2015 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:21 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxDpkg
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157387.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00029.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3217Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284
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