CVE-2014-9706

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-9706
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-03-31 14:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-19 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Application Dulwich Project Dulwich All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3206-1 dulwich af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: python-dulwich-0.10.0-1.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Re: Git vulnerability CVE-2014-9390 : Mailing list archive : dulwich-users team in Launchpad af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.launchpad.net Exploit
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: python-dulwich-0.10.0-1.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Possible CVE Request: dulwich: does not prevent to write files in commits with invalid paths to working tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit
git.samba.org - jelmer/dulwich.git/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.samba.org
oss-security - Re: Possible CVE Request: dulwich: does not prevent to write files in commits with invalid paths to working tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
git.samba.org - jelmer/dulwich.git/commitdiff MITRE git.samba.org
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