CVE-2014-9706

Advisory

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.

Affected package

Affected versions

Fixed versions

Vulnerability changelog

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Resources

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9706
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/21/1
• https://lists.launchpad.net/dulwich-users/msg00827.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3206
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/22/26
• https://git.samba.org/?p=jelmer/dulwich.git;a=commitdiff;h=091638be3c89f46f42c3b1d57dc1504af5729176
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154523.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154551.html
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9706