CVE-2014-8179
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 4, 2019 at 03:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:16 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsopenSUSEDockerCs Engine
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00014.htmlx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00036.htmlx_refsource_MISCNot ApplicableVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.docker.com/2015/10/security-release-docker-1-8-3-1-6-2-cs7/x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#183-2015-10-12x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/docker-dev/bWVVtLNbFy8/UaefOqMOCAAJx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.docker.com/legal/docker-cve-databaseCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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