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CVE-2014-5278

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-02-07 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A vulnerability exists in Docker before 1.2 via container names, which may collide with and override container IDs.

Affected products

• Docker Engine: before 1.2.0 — fixed in 1.2.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Docker Engine 1.2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/xxg1413/docker-security/tree/master/CVE-2014-5278
• https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/docker-announce/lK6fQY6Jy84
• https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=docker-user/jyf9_mYcMI8/EIZfwe2QNzYJ
• https://github.com/xxg1413/docker-security/tree/master/CVE-2014-5278
• https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/docker-announce/lK6fQY6Jy84
• https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=docker-user/jyf9_mYcMI8/EIZfwe2QNzYJ

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