CVE-2014-5278
A vulnerability exists in Docker before 1.2 via container names, which may collide with and...
A vulnerability exists in Docker before 1.2 via container names, which may collide with and override container IDs.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.3
A vulnerability exists in Docker before 1.2 via container names, which may collide with and override container IDs.
- Record
CVE-2014-5278- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A vulnerability exists in Docker before 1.2 via container names, which may collide with and override container IDs.
- Record
CVE-2014-5278- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-5169 No score
A vulnerability exists in Docker before 1.2 via container names, which may collide with and override container IDs.
- Record
EUVD-2014-5169- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9rhc-cw4g-f885
5.3
A vulnerability exists in Docker before 1.2 via container names, which may collide with and...
A vulnerability exists in Docker before 1.2 via container names, which may collide with and override container IDs.
- Record
GHSA-9rhc-cw4g-f885- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2014-5278
5.3
CVE-2014-5278 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2014-5278- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.3
A vulnerability exists in Docker before 1.2 via container names, which may collide with and override container IDs.
- Record
CVE-2014-5278- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-5278
5.3
A vulnerability exists in Docker before 1.2 via container names, which may collide with and override container IDs.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5278- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-5278 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Docker, published February 7, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.50%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in docker.io 1.2.0~dfsg1-1.
References
groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=docker-user/jyf9_mYcMI8/EIZfwe2QNzYJ
github.com/xxg1413/docker-security/tree/master/CVE-2014-5278
groups.google.com/forum
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5278
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9rhc-cw4g-f885
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2014-5278
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5278