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CVE-2014-5278

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

5.3 MediumFix available

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

1.50%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

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 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
docker.io
Debian:12
 before 1.2.0~dfsg1-1
1.2.0~dfsg1-1
docker.io
Debian:13
 before 1.2.0~dfsg1-1
1.2.0~dfsg1-1
docker.io
Debian:14
 before 1.2.0~dfsg1-1
1.2.0~dfsg1-1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE 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.

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