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TI-2014-06794 Aliases CVE-2014-8179GHSA-7w47-v4xv-5crg

Improper input validation in Docker Engine

Priority LOW 38CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02733 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Docker Engine (Docker): 1.8.3CS Docker Engine (Docker): 1.6.2-CS7Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
DockerDocker Enginebefore 1.8.31.8.3Patch availableCNA
DockerCS Docker Enginebefore 1.6.2-CS71.6.2-CS7Patch availableCNA
  • Docker Engine VendorDocker Affected before 1.8.3 Fixed in 1.8.3 Patch available CNA
  • CS Docker Engine VendorDocker Affected before 1.6.2-CS7 Fixed in 1.6.2-CS7 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:docker:cs_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.6.2-cs7VulnerableDocker
cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.8.3VulnerableDocker
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.2VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:docker:cs_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.6.2-cs7 Vulnerable ·Docker
  • cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.8.3 Vulnerable ·Docker
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Docker Engine (Docker) Fixed in 1.8.3
  • Fix · CNA CS Docker Engine (Docker) Fixed in 1.6.2-CS7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8179
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7w47-v4xv-5crg

References

Advisory 5

Other 1

  • TI-2014-06793 Improper input validation in Docker Engine CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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