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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 signat

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).

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.00741
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-284Improper Access Control
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Affected Products & Versions

3
debian dpkg<= 1.16.15
debian dpkgall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · security@debian.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD13 Apr 2015 · 02:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10253-1
usnUSN-2566-1
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157387.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00029.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3217Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2566-1Patch
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