CVE-2015-9259
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.49%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-9259
To remediate CVE-2015-9259, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/notary—upgrade to 0.1~ds1-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-9259 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.1~ds1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |