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title: "CVE-2014-8178\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-8178

Publication date 17 December 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8178?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Docker Engine before 1.8.3 and CS Docker Engine before 1.6.2-CS7 do not use
a globally unique identifier to store image layers, which makes it easier
for attackers to poison the image cache via a crafted image in pull or push
commands.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8178?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| docker.io | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Fixed 1.12.6-0ubuntu4 |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.10.3-0ubuntu6 |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8178?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [tyhicks](https://launchpad.net/~tyhicks)

Most likely to occur when interacting with maliciously crafted docker
images
Significant refactoring of the code between Trusty and Vivid

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| docker.io | * Upstream:   [504e67b](https://github.com/aaronlehmann/docker/commit/504e67b867865a2835e8002c01087a2cfd7bfd0e) * Upstream:   [9098628](https://github.com/NathanMcCauley/docker/commit/9098628b2901ae8585ba4c66ee6e14759d2119da) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8178)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8178)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-8178)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8178)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8178>