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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-9259

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.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.29%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.0
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.29% probability · 69th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-434
Affected
docker/notary
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.