CVE-2015-0838: Dulwich Buffer Overflow when handling pack files

May 17, 2022 (updated September 20, 2024)

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.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-vjjf-3rvg-gv3v
github.com/jelmer/dulwich
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/dulwich/PYSEC-2015-35.yaml
lists.launchpad.net/dulwich-users/msg00829.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0838

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