Is CVE-2015-0860 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-0860 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-0860?

CVE-2015-0860 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-0860?

CVE-2015-0860 has an EPSS score of 5.04% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-0860?

Upgrade dpkg on debian 11 to 1.18.4 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-0860

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-189

How to fix

Remediation Available

dpkgDebian

Fixed in:1.18.4CVE-2015-0860

dpkgUbuntu

Fixed in:1.17.5ubuntu5.5USN-2820-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

5.04%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

debian.org

Other references5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-189 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-1538	High	10.0	99%	-	-
CVE-2006-3747	High	7.6	96%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-0071	High	9.3	93%	-	-
CVE-2015-3829	High	10.0	90%	-	-
CVE-2015-3864	High	10.0	87%	-	-
CVE-2015-1539	High	10.0	86%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.