Path traversal in Docker - CVE-2014-9356
Published: December 2, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30570
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9356
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Docker Inc.
Affected software:
Docker
Docker
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
Path traversal vulnerability in Docker before 1.3.3 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and bypass a container protection mechanism via a full pathname in a symlink in an (1) image or (2) build in a Dockerfile.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-9356
Install update from vendor's website.