Docker before 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and execute…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04909 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/docker/docker (Go): 1.3.2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/docker/docker (Go) | before 1.3.2 | 1.3.2 | Patch available | GHSA-5qgp-p5jc-w2rm |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/docker/docker (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.3.2 Fixed in 1.3.2 Patch available GHSA-5qgp-p5jc-w2rm
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-5qgp-p5jc-w2rm github.com/docker/docker (Go) Fixed in 1.3.2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras | Fixed | — |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-6407
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qgp-p5jc-w2rm
References
Advisory 4
Other 7
- [oss-security] 20141124 Docker 1.3.2 - Security Advisory [24 Nov 2014]
- https://github.com/docker/docker/commit/3ac6394b8082d4700483d52fbfe54914be537d9e
- https://docs.docker.com/v1.3/release-notes
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145154.html
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00009.html
- https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-6407
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/24/5
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Sources
- CVE-2014-6407 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-6407 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5qgp-p5jc-w2rm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-6407 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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