CVE-2014-9706

    Dashboard / Vulnerabilities / CVE-2014-9706

    CVE-2014-9706

    Published: 31 Mar 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The build_index_from_tree function in index.py in Dulwich before 0.9.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a commit with a directory path starting with .git/, which is not properly handled when checking out a working tree.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3206, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/21/1, https://lists.launchpad.net/dulwich-users/msg00827.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154523.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154551.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/22/26, https://git.samba.org/?p=jelmer/dulwich.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=091638be3c89f46f42c3b1d57dc1504af5729176

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High