CVE-2015-3408

critical
Published 2015-05-19 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
10.0

Description

Module::Signature before 0.74 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted SIGNATURE file which is not properly handled when generating checksums from a signed manifest.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3408

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed0.78-1
debian debianbullseyefixed0.78-1
debian debianforkyfixed0.78-1
debian debiansidfixed0.78-1
debian debiantrixiefixed0.78-1
ubuntu ubuntu12.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu14.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu14.10affected
ubuntu ubuntu15.04affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
module-signature_projectmodule-signature{"endIncluding":"0.73"}

References

CWEs

CWE-77

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.