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CVE-2018-15664

In Docker through 18.06.1-ce-rc2, the API endpoints behind the 'docker cp' command are vulnerable to a symlink-exchange

In Docker through 18.06.1-ce-rc2, the API endpoints behind the 'docker cp' command are vulnerable to a symlink-exchange attack with Directory Traversal, giving attackers arbitrary read-write access to the host filesystem with root privileges, because daemon/archive.go does not do archive operations on a frozen filesystem (or from within a chroot).

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.07158
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  • EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
dockerall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugzilla.suse.com · show_bug.cgi?id=1096726bugzilla.suse.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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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 v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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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 NVD23 May 2019 · 02:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

13
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:03545-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:03540-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:15589-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10722-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10931-1
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References & Sources

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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/2019-06/msg00066.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00001.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/28/1ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/21/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108507Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/moby/moby/pull/39252Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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