JSON Manifest Extraction Vulnerability in Docker Engine by Docker
CVE-2014-8179

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Docker

Status
Docker Engine
Cs Docker Engine
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 December 2019

What is CVE-2014-8179?

The vulnerability identified allows attackers to manipulate the Docker Engine by injecting new attributes into a JSON object during a pull operation. This manipulation occurs due to insufficient validation of the manifest object from its JSON representation. Consequently, attackers can bypass the pull-by-digest validation mechanism, potentially leading to unauthorized access or code execution. It is critical for users to upgrade to a patched version to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

CS Docker Engine before 1.6.2-CS7

Docker Engine before 1.8.3

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg000...
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015...
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/docker-dev/bWVVtL...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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