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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 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).

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, requiring local system access to exploit but requires specific conditions to be met though user interaction is required requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from docker 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

2019-05-23T14:29:07.453

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:51:14.130

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	docker	docker	17.06.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.06.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.06.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.06.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.06.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.06.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.06.1-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.06.1-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.06.1-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.06.1-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.06.1-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.06.2-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.06.2-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.07.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.07.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.07.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.07.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.07.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.09.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.09.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.09.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.09.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.09.1-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.09.1-ce-	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.10.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.10.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.10.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.11.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.11.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.11.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.11.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.11.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.12.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.12.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.12.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.12.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.12.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.12.1-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.12.1-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	17.12.1-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.01.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.01.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.02.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.02.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.02.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.03.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.03.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.03.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.03.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.03.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.03.1-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.03.1-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.03.1-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.04.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.04.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.04.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.05.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.05.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.06.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.06.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.06.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.06.0-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.06.1-ce	Yes
Application	docker	docker	18.06.1-ce	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00066.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00001.html ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/28/1 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/21/1 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108507 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1910 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1096726 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/moby/moby/pull/39252 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-15664 ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4048-1/ ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-15664 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00066.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00001.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/28/1 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/21/1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108507 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1910 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1096726 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/moby/moby/pull/39252 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-15664 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4048-1/ (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.