CVE-2014-8179 (GCVE-0-2014-8179)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-12-04 15:10 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:10
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • Other
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1037 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Docker Docker Engine Affected: before 1.8.3
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Docker CS Docker Engine Affected: before 1.6.2-CS7
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Date Public
2015-10-12 00:00
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T13:10:51.252Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00036.html"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00014.html"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/docker-dev/bWVVtLNbFy8/UaefOqMOCAAJ"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#183-2015-10-12"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://blog.docker.com/2015/10/security-release-docker-1-8-3-1-6-2-cs7/"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.docker.com/legal/docker-cve-database"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "Docker Engine",
          "vendor": "Docker",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "before 1.8.3"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "product": "CS Docker Engine",
          "vendor": "Docker",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "before 1.6.2-CS7"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2015-10-12T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "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."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "Other",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2019-12-04T15:10:35.000Z",
        "orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
        "shortName": "redhat"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00036.html"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00014.html"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/docker-dev/bWVVtLNbFy8/UaefOqMOCAAJ"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#183-2015-10-12"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://blog.docker.com/2015/10/security-release-docker-1-8-3-1-6-2-cs7/"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.docker.com/legal/docker-cve-database"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
    "assignerShortName": "redhat",
    "cveId": "CVE-2014-8179",
    "datePublished": "2019-12-04T15:10:35.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2014-10-10T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T13:10:51.252Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2014-8179",
      "date": "2026-10-20",
      "epss": "0.02733",
      "percentile": "0.85909"
    },
    "microsoft_vex": {
      "current_release_date": "2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2014-8179",
      "id": "msrc_CVE-2014-8179",
      "initial_release_date": "2019-12-02T00:00:00.000Z",
      "product_status:fixed": "1",
      "product_status:known_affected": "1",
      "source": "Microsoft CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "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.",
      "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/csaf/vex/2019/msrc_cve-2014-8179.json",
      "version": "1"
    },
    "nvd": {
      "cve": {
        "configurations": [
          {
            "nodes": [
              {
                "cpeMatch": [
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:docker:cs_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "BA627FD7-3005-4B2D-9589-63DCA3160884",
                    "versionEndExcluding": "1.6.2-cs7",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "3BBB3326-A3DE-4EC3-A451-4C23E08AE9FC",
                    "versionEndExcluding": "1.8.3",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  }
                ],
                "negate": false,
                "operator": "OR"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "nodes": [
              {
                "cpeMatch": [
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "03117DF1-3BEC-4B8D-AD63-DBBDB2126081",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  }
                ],
                "negate": false,
                "operator": "OR"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "cveTags": [],
        "descriptions": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "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."
          },
          {
            "lang": "es",
            "value": "Docker Engine versiones anteriores a la versi\u00f3n 1.8.3 y CS Docker Engine versiones anteriores a la versi\u00f3n  1.6.2-CS7 no comprueba y extrae apropiadamente el objeto manifiesto desde su representaci\u00f3n JSON durante una extracci\u00f3n, lo que permite a atacantes inyectar nuevos atributos en un objeto JSON y omitir la comprobaci\u00f3n pull-by-digest."
          }
        ],
        "id": "CVE-2014-8179",
        "lastModified": "2024-11-21T02:18:43.363",
        "metrics": {
          "cvssMetricV2": [
            {
              "acInsufInfo": false,
              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
              "cvssData": {
                "accessComplexity": "LOW",
                "accessVector": "NETWORK",
                "authentication": "NONE",
                "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
                "baseScore": 5.0,
                "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
                "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
                "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N",
                "version": "2.0"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
              "impactScore": 2.9,
              "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
              "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
              "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
              "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
              "type": "Primary",
              "userInteractionRequired": false
            }
          ],
          "cvssMetricV31": [
            {
              "cvssData": {
                "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
                "baseScore": 7.5,
                "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
                "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
                "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
                "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                "userInteraction": "NONE",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
                "version": "3.1"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
              "impactScore": 3.6,
              "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
              "type": "Primary"
            }
          ]
        },
        "published": "2019-12-17T18:15:13.497",
        "references": [
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "tags": [
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00014.html"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "tags": [
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00036.html"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "tags": [
              "Not Applicable",
              "Vendor Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "https://blog.docker.com/2015/10/security-release-docker-1-8-3-1-6-2-cs7/"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "tags": [
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#183-2015-10-12"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/docker-dev/bWVVtLNbFy8/UaefOqMOCAAJ"
          },
          {
            "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
            "tags": [
              "Vendor Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.docker.com/legal/docker-cve-database"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00014.html"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00036.html"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Not Applicable",
              "Vendor Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "https://blog.docker.com/2015/10/security-release-docker-1-8-3-1-6-2-cs7/"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Third Party Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#183-2015-10-12"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/docker-dev/bWVVtLNbFy8/UaefOqMOCAAJ"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Vendor Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.docker.com/legal/docker-cve-database"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
        "vulnStatus": "Modified",
        "weaknesses": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-20"
              }
            ],
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Low",
      "current_release_date": "2025-11-21T16:24:08+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2014-8179",
      "id": "CVE-2014-8179",
      "initial_release_date": "2014-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_affected": "1",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "docker: Manifest validation and parsing logic errors allow pull-by-digest validation bypass",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2014/cve-2014-8179.json",
      "version": "3"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Drag nodes to arrange them. Double-click a related vulnerability to open it, or a source to visit its link. The Physics button on the left tunes the layout and the simulation; the legend at the bottom left hides or shows nodes by kind and by sighting type.

Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Vulnerability timeline

Sightings and recorded dates, grouped by day · UTC

JSON

Loading timeline…




    Related by attack behaviour

    Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.