CVE-2014-9706

Exp

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.

Published: 2015-03-31 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-9706 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.77%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-9706

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-9706

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-05-03 3.09% 2.77% -0.32%
2 2025-03-30 7.72% 3.09% -4.63%
3 2025-03-29 7.72%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-9706

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-9706

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-9706

GHSA-4j5j-58j7-6c3w · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: pip — Dulwich Arbitrary code execution via commit with directory path starting with .git

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-9706

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-9706 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (dulwich), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9706
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-9706 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dulwich), 14 status rows across 14 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 8, ignored 3, released 2, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9706

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-9706

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian debian_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dulwich_project dulwich <= 0.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:dulwich_project:dulwich:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-9706

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