VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-9706
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.00%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.00%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.00% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-19
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · dulwich project/dulwich
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154523.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154551.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3206
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/21/1Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/22/26
- https://git.samba.org/?p=jelmer/dulwich.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=091638be3c89f46f42c3b1d57dc1504af5729176
- https://lists.launchpad.net/dulwich-users/msg00827.htmlExploit
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154523.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154551.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3206
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/21/1Exploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/22/26
- https://git.samba.org/?p=jelmer/dulwich.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=091638be3c89f46f42c3b1d57dc1504af5729176
- https://lists.launchpad.net/dulwich-users/msg00827.htmlExploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.