CVE-2015-0840

Published: 9 April 2015

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).

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
dpkg Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Released (1.15.5.6ubuntu4.10)
	precise	Released (1.16.1.2ubuntu7.6)
	trusty	Released (1.17.5ubuntu5.4)
	upstream	Needs triage
	utopic	Released (1.17.13ubuntu1.1)

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2566-1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0840
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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