docker: symbolic and hardlink issues leading to privilege escalation
Published Dec 12, 2014
7.3
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.91%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras
docker-0:1.3.2-4.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2014:1977
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras | docker-0:1.3.2-4.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2014:1977 |
github.com/docker/docker
Go
Introduced 0 Fixed 1.3.2
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/docker/docker | 0 | 1.3.2 |
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of Docker as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. However, this flaw is not known to be exploitable under any supported scenario. A future update may address this issue. Red Hat does not support or recommend running untrusted images.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.91% (0.04909) | 91.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.91% (0.04909) | 90.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.61% (0.05608) | 89.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.74% (0.16744) | 91.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.61% (0.05608) | 89.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 8.99% (0.08992) | 94.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 8.99% (0.08992) | 94.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | 8.94% (0.08938) | 93.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.49% (0.09492) | 93.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 93.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 92.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 81.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145154.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00009.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60171 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60241 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/24/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6407 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1167505 Issue Tracking
- https://docs.docker.com/v1.3/release-notes/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5qgp-p5jc-w2rm Advisory
- https://github.com/docker/docker/commit/3ac6394b8082d4700483d52fbfe54914be537d9e
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145154.html
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00009.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6407
- https://secunia.com/advisories/60171
- https://secunia.com/advisories/60241
- https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-6407
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6407
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/24/5
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