PT-2019-7142 · Docker+1 · Docker Engine+2

Published 2015-10-14 · Updated 2025-10-11 · CVE-2014-8179

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Docker Engine versions prior to 1.8.3 CS Docker Engine versions prior to 1.6.2-CS7

Description The issue arises from improper validation and extraction of the manifest object from its JSON representation during a pull. This allows attackers to inject new attributes in a JSON object, effectively bypassing pull-by-digest validation.

Recommendations For Docker Engine versions prior to 1.8.3, update to version 1.8.3 or later to resolve the issue. For CS Docker Engine versions prior to 1.6.2-CS7, update to version 1.6.2-CS7 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-8179

MGASA-2016-0043

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10532-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15589-1

SUSE-SU-2015:1757-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03540-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03545-1

Affected Products

Docker

Docker Engine

Suse

References · 269

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10532-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0043.html · Security Note
• https://blog.docker.com/2015/10/security-release-docker-1-8-3-1-6-2-cs7 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03545-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2025:15589-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8179 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2015:1757-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-3085.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8179 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03540-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8179 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8179 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2016-0043 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8179 · Security Note
• https://docker.com/legal/docker-cve-database · Vendor Advisory