CVE-2014-5278 Other in n/a
Medium 5.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-5278 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2014-5278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5278/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5278/index.md)
Attackers can exploit container name collisions to override container IDs, potentially bypassing security controls in Docker.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-5278?
CVE-2014-5278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability exists in Docker before 1.2 via container names, which may collide with and override container IDs.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5278?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Docker Docker.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5278?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-5278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5278, GHSA-9rhc-cw4g-f885.