Summary
generated automatically from NVD dataDocker versions before 1.3.2 mishandle symlinks and hard links inside image archives (CWE-59, link following). When an image is processed through a pull or load operation, a remote attacker can craft the archive so that it writes to arbitrary files on the host. This can lead to arbitrary code execution. The flaw carries a CVSS v2.0 score of 7.5 (HIGH).
NVD description
Docker before 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack in an image archive in a (a) pull or (b) load operation.
EPSS · FIRST.org
4.9%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Higher than 92% of scored CVEs
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates, from observed exploitation activity, how likely a CVE is to be exploited in the next 30 days. It complements CVSS, which measures severity, not likelihood. Score of 2026-10-30, recomputed daily by FIRST.org.
CVSS v2.0 Score
Information
- Published
- 12 déc. 2014
- Updated
- 17 juin 2026
- Status
- Modified
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
Affected products
Bounds published by NVD: "< 8.4.27" means 8.4.27 is no longer vulnerable. The fixed release to install is in the vendor advisory.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References (12)
- https://docs.docker.com/v1.3/release-notes/Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.docker.com/v1.3/release-notes/Vendor Advisory
Similar CVEs
Other vulnerabilities of type CWE-59
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