#VU30543 Input validation error in Docker - CVE-2014-8179
Published: December 17, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30543
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8179
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Docker
Docker
Software vendor:
Docker Inc.
Docker Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
Docker Engine before 1.8.3 and CS Docker Engine before 1.6.2-CS7 does not properly validate and extract the manifest object from its JSON representation during a pull, which allows attackers to inject new attributes in a JSON object and bypass pull-by-digest validation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00036.html
- https://blog.docker.com/2015/10/security-release-docker-1-8-3-1-6-2-cs7/
- https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#183-2015-10-12
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/docker-dev/bWVVtLNbFy8/UaefOqMOCAAJ
- https://www.docker.com/legal/docker-cve-database