Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue affects very old Docker Engine releases that could store image layers without a globally unique identifier. A crafted image used during pull or push operations could make cache poisoning easier, potentially causing systems to reuse the wrong image data.
Executive priority
Treat this as a legacy-container hygiene issue. It is not supported by active-exploitation evidence here, but affected hosts are far past normal support expectations and should be upgraded or retired.
Technical view
Docker Engine before 1.8.3 and CS Docker Engine before 1.6.2-CS7 used non-globally-unique identifiers for image layer storage. The CVE describes a crafted image cache-poisoning condition reachable through image pull or push workflows. The bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE, exploit maturity, or detailed remediation notes beyond fixed version boundaries.
Likely exposure
Exposure is mainly legacy Docker Engine before 1.8.3 or CS Docker Engine before 1.6.2-CS7. Highest concern is old CI, build, registry, or deployment hosts that pull or push images from untrusted or shared sources.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not indicate known active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked in KEV. The described attack depends on crafted image interaction through pull or push commands, but the bundle does not provide exploit details or observed campaigns.
Researcher notes
The source bundle is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, proof-of-concept, or detailed root-cause advisory text is included. Analysis should stay anchored to the CVE description and fixed-version boundaries unless vendor advisories add detail.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Docker Engine to 1.8.3 or later where applicable.
- Upgrade CS Docker Engine to 1.6.2-CS7 or later where applicable.
- Check Docker vendor guidance for supported upgrade paths and advisories.
- Retire or isolate legacy Docker hosts that cannot be upgraded.
- Restrict image sources to trusted registries for remaining legacy systems.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Docker Engine versions across hosts, CI runners, and build infrastructure.
- Identify any CS Docker Engine deployments and compare against 1.6.2-CS7.
- Review systems that pull or push images from shared or untrusted registries.
- Confirm package or platform records show the fixed version or later.
- Document any unsupported legacy hosts as accepted or remediated risk.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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Container behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/docker-dev/bWVVtLNbFy8/UaefOqMOCAAJCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#183-2015-10-12CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.docker.com/legal/docker-cve-databaseCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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