Improper Input Validation Affecting python-dulwich package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.71% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-PYTHONDULWICH-9887604
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed29 Oct 2017

Introduced: 29 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-16228  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 python-dulwich.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-dulwich package and not the python-dulwich package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Dulwich before 0.18.5, when an SSH subprocess is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname, a related issue to CVE-2017-9800, CVE-2017-12836, CVE-2017-12976, CVE-2017-1000116, and CVE-2017-1000117.