CVE catalog
CVE-2015-0840
dpkg: CVE-2015-0840
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.83% · Oct 25, 2026
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).
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | dpkg | sid | 1.23.11 | fixed |
| Debian | dpkg | forky | 1.23.11 | fixed |
| Debian | dpkg | trixie | 1.22.22 | fixed |
| Debian | dpkg | bookworm | 1.21.23 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.16.12ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5.4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.16.12ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5.4 | fixed |
| Opensuse | dpkg | tumbleweed | 1.18.10-1.4 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | dpkg | source | sid | 1.17.25 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | dpkg | source | forky | 1.17.25 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | dpkg | source | trixie | 1.17.25 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | dpkg | source | bookworm | 1.17.25 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | deb | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5.4 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0840 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | deb | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5.4 | Not reported | USN-2566-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | dpkg | rpm | tumbleweed | 1.18.10-1.4 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10253-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [dpkg-devel]Unknown
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (1)
1.22.22-1.4· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
1.18.10-1.4Version impact unknown
dsa · dpkg · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [dpkg-lang]Unknown
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (1)
1.22.22-1.4· noarch · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
1.18.10-1.4Version impact unknown
dsa · dpkg · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [dpkg]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (1)
1.22.22-1.4· x86_64 · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
1.18.10-1.4dsa · dpkg · opensuse · tumbleweed
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [dpkg]Fixed
Details (2)
1.21.23· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
1.21.23· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
- [dpkg-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.21.23· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
1.21.23· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
- [dselect]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.21.23· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
1.21.23· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
- [libdpkg-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.21.23· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
1.21.23· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
- [libdpkg-perl]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.21.23· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
1.21.23· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [dpkg]Fixed
Details (2)
1.22.22· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
1.22.22· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
- [dpkg-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.22.22· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
1.22.22· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
- [dselect]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.22.22· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
1.22.22· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
- [libdpkg-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.22.22· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
1.22.22· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
- [libdpkg-perl]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.22.22· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
1.22.22· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.25dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10253-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0840]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-220-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3217-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0840]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-2566-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10253-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0840]
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