CVE-2014-9356 Path Traversal in Docker

What is CVE-2014-9356?

CVE-2014-9356 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Path traversal vulnerability in Docker before 1.3.3 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and bypass a container protection mechanism via a full pathname in a symlink in an (1) image or (2) build in a Dockerfile.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9356?

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-2014-9356?

Upgrade github.com/docker/docker to 1.3.3 or later.

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

Is CVE-2014-9356 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9356 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-2019-13139 Command injection in n/a High 8.4

Sources

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

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9356, GHSA-vj3f-3286-r4pf, GO-2022-0751.