CVE-2014-9706 Information

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.

Reference

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/2015/03/21/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/22/26 https://git.samba.org/?p=jelmer/dulwich.git;a=commitdiff;h=091638be3c89f46f42c3b1d57dc1504af5729176 https://lists.launchpad.net/dulwich-users/msg00827.html