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CVE-2016-8579

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8579 describes an infinite loop vulnerability in docker2aci versions up to 0.12.3, occurring when processing local images with cyclic dependency chains. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 4.0 (Medium), indicating a low-complexity local attack that can lead to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:docker2aci_project:docker2aci:0.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.0MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
28.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0036 is in the 45th percentile among its peer group of 3,048 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
gopatch availablevia ghsa
Product: github.com/appc/docker2aciFixed in: 0.13.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

goGHSA-gfh2-7jg5-653pmedium

Denial of Service in docker2aci

Feb 15, 2022

References

github.com / appc/docker2aci/issues/203
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93560
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry