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Off-by-one error in the extracthalf function in dpkg-deb/extract.c in the dpkg-deb component in Debian dpkg 1.16.x before 1.16.17 and 1.17.x before 1.17.26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the archive magic version number in an "old-style" Debian binary package, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade dpkg | Dec 3, 2015 | Nov 26, 2015 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade dpkg | Dec 10, 2025 | Dec 25, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-arch/dpkg. | Oct 30, 2017 | Dec 3, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade sles12sp1-docker-imageUpgrade update-alternatives | Apr 24, 2017 | Dec 3, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade dpkg | Dec 3, 2015 | Nov 26, 2015 |
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