[Secure-testing-team] Bug#780958: dulwich: CVE-2015-0838: buffer overflow in C implementation of pack apply_delta()

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: dulwich
Version: 0.8.5-1
Severity: grave
Tags: security upstream patch fixed-upstream

Hi Jelmer,

Documenting this issue as well in the BTS:

the following vulnerability was published for dulwich.

CVE-2015-0838[0]:
buffer overflow in C implementation of pack apply_delta()

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0838
[1] https://lists.launchpad.net/dulwich-users/msg00829.html

Regards,
Salvatore