CVE-2014-6407 Arbitrary Code Execution in Docker

What is CVE-2014-6407?

CVE-2014-6407 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Dec 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6407?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/docker/docker. It affects 1 product.

Products include Docker Docker.

How do I fix CVE-2014-6407?

Upgrade github.com/docker/docker to 1.3.2 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2014-6407 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6407 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2014-9357 Arbitrary Code Execution Critical 10.0
• CVE-2020-14298 Privilege escalation in Docker High 8.8
• CVE-2020-14300 Privilege escalation in Docker High 8.8
• CVE-2018-15514 Deserialization in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2014-9356 Path Traversal in Docker High 8.6

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as CVE-2014-3605, DEBIAN-CVE-2014-6407, GHSA-5qgp-p5jc-w2rm, GO-2022-0630.