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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 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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from docker, from docker, from opensuse organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-12-17T18:15:13.497

Last Modified

2024-11-21T02:18:43.363

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	docker	cs_engine	< 1.6.2-cs7	Yes
Application	docker	docker	< 1.8.3	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.2	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00014.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00036.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://blog.docker.com/2015/10/security-release-docker-1-8-3-1-6-2-cs7/ Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#183-2015-10-12 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/docker-dev/bWVVtLNbFy8/UaefOqMOCAAJ ([email protected])
https://www.docker.com/legal/docker-cve-database Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00014.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00036.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://blog.docker.com/2015/10/security-release-docker-1-8-3-1-6-2-cs7/ Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#183-2015-10-12 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/docker-dev/bWVVtLNbFy8/UaefOqMOCAAJ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.docker.com/legal/docker-cve-database Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For docker's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.