Security update for dpkg
This update for dpkg fixes the following issues: This security issue was fixed: - CVE-2015-0860: Off-by-one error in the extracthalf function in dpkg-deb/extract.c in the dpkg-deb component in dpkg allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the archive magic version number in an 'old-style' Debian binary package, which triggered a stack-based buffer overflow (bsc#957160).
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
This update for dpkg fixes the following issues: This security issue was fixed: - CVE-2015-0860: Off-by-one error in the extracthalf function in dpkg-deb/extract.c in the dpkg-deb component in dpkg allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the archive magic version number in an 'old-style' Debian binary package, which triggered a stack-based buffer overflow (bsc#957160).
05 / REFERENCES