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CVE-2014-8179

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-8179 describes a vulnerability in Docker Engine versions prior to 1.8.3 and CS Docker Engine prior to 1.6.2-CS7. This flaw allows attackers to bypass pull-by-digest validation by injecting new attributes into a JSON object during manifest extraction. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high integrity impact, allowing unauthorized modifications. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.6.2-cs7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:docker:cs_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0273 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 moby-buildx 0.4.1+azure-3 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: -
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 16833-16820Fixed in: -
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 x64Fixed in: 0.4.1+azure-3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 ARMFixed in: 0.4.1+azure-3
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: docker

Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2021-Jul/CVE-2014-8179

CVE-2014-8179

Jul 13, 2021
microsoft2019-Dec/CVE-2014-8179Important

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.

Dec 10, 2019
redhatCVE-2014-8179Low

docker: Manifest validation and parsing logic errors allow pull-by-digest validation bypass

Oct 13, 2015

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00014.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00036.html
Third Party Advisory
blog.docker.com / 2015/10/security-release-docker-1-8-3-1-6-2-cs7
Not ApplicableVendor Advisory
github.com / docker/docker/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Third Party Advisory
groups.google.com / forum
docker.com / legal/docker-cve-database
Vendor Advisory