SB2015032404 - Data Handling in py-dulwich (Alpine package)
Published: March 24, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015032404
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Data Handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9706)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.