CVE-2015-0838

high
Published 2015-03-31 · Modified 2024-04-22
CVSS v3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5

Description

Buffer overflow in the C implementation of the apply_delta function in _pack.c in Dulwich before 0.9.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pack file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0838

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://lists.launchpad.net/dulwich-users/msg00829.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed0.10.1-1
debian debianbullseyefixed0.10.1-1
debian debianforkyfixed0.10.1-1
debian debiansidfixed0.10.1-1
debian debiantrixiefixed0.10.1-1
debian debian7.0affected

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
python PyPIdulwich<0.9.90.9.9

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
dulwich_projectdulwich{"endIncluding":"0.9.8"}

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.