Vulnerability Details CVE-2015-9259
In Docker Notary before 0.1, the checkRoot function in gotuf/client/client.go does not check expiry of root.json files, despite a comment stating that it does. Even if a user creates a new root.json file after a key compromise, an attacker can produce update files referring to an old root.json file.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.006
EPSS Ranking 68.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.5
References
- https://docs.docker.com/notary/changelog/
- https://github.com/theupdateframework/notary/blob/master/docs/resources/ncc_docker_notary_audit_2015_07_31.pdf
- https://docs.docker.com/notary/changelog/
- https://github.com/theupdateframework/notary/blob/master/docs/resources/ncc_docker_notary_audit_2015_07_31.pdf