SB2014121204 - Link following in Docker
Published: December 12, 2014 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014121204
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-6407)
CWE-ID: CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Docker before 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack in an image archive in a (a) pull or (b) load operation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145154.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00009.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60171
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60241
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/24/5
- https://docs.docker.com/v1.3/release-notes/