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CVE-2014-8179

Docker Engine before 1.8.3 and CS Docker Engine before 1.6.2-CS7 does not properly validate and extract the manifest obj

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.01596
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

3
docker cs engine< 1.6.2-cs7
docker< 1.8.3
opensuseall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

1
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productlowDocker Container Discovery Via Dockerenv Listing
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD17 Dec 2019 · 06:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

6
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:03545-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:03540-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:15589-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10532-1
msrcCVE-2014-8179
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00014.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00036.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://blog.docker.com/2015/10/security-release-docker-1-8-3-1-6-2-cs7/Not ApplicableVendor Advisory
https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#183-2015-10-12Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/docker-dev/bWVVtLNbFy8/UaefOqMOCAAJ
https://www.docker.com/legal/docker-cve-databaseVendor Advisory
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