CVE-2026-114095

Dulwich before 1.2.9 Infinite Loop DoS via Pack.resolve_object

Published Oct 21, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Dulwich before 1.2.9 contains a denial of service vulnerability in Pack.resolve_object that allows attackers to cause infinite recursion via self-referential OFS_DELTA objects. Attackers can supply a malicious packfile with an OFS_DELTA delta_offset of 0 to exhaust CPU during clone, fetch, or cat-file operations.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Jelmer
Jelmer dulwich
Vendors & Products Jelmer
Jelmer dulwich
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Dulwich before 1.2.9 contains a denial of service vulnerability in Pack.resolve_object that allows attackers to cause infinite recursion via self-referential OFS_DELTA objects. Attackers can supply a malicious packfile with an OFS_DELTA delta_offset of 0 to exhaust CPU during clone, fetch, or cat-file operations.
Title Dulwich before 1.2.9 Infinite Loop DoS via Pack.resolve_object
First Time appeared Dulwich Project
Dulwich Project dulwich
Weaknesses CWE-835
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dulwich_project:dulwich:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dulwich Project
Dulwich Project dulwich
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 21, 2026, 3:49 PM
Reserved
Oct 20, 2026, 9:46 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 21, 2026, 1:17 AM
Modified
Oct 21, 2026, 4:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 21, 2026, 12:36 AM