docker: systemd socket activation results in privilege escalation
Published Jul 11, 2014
8.4
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.39%
Description
Docker 1.0.0 uses world-readable and world-writable permissions on the management socket, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0.0
- 19
- 20
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras
docker-0:0.11.1-22.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0820
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras | docker-0:0.11.1-22.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0820 |
github.com/docker/docker
Go
Introduced 0 Fixed 1.0.1
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/docker/docker | 0 | 1.0.1 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 31.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 30.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00094) | 24.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0820.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3499 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1111687 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxj3-qwv4-cvfm Advisory
- https://github.com/docker/docker/commit/707ef9618b3b26a0534a0af732a22f159eccfaa5
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3499
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0820.html
- https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-3499
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3499
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