---
id: CVE-2014-6407
title: >-
  Docker before 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and
  execute arbitrary code via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack in an image
  archive in a (a) pull or (b) load operation.
summary: >-
  Docker before 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and
  execute arbitrary code via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack in an image
  archive in a (a) pull or (b) load operation.
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P'
cwe:
  - CWE-59
vendor: docker
product: docker
affected:
  - docker <= 1.3.1
  - docker = 1.0.0
  - docker = 1.3.0
published: '2014-12-12'
updated: '2026-06-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-06-17T00:13:01.483'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6407'
references:
  - url: >-
      http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145154.html
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00009.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://secunia.com/advisories/60171'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://secunia.com/advisories/60241'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/24/5'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://docs.docker.com/v1.3/release-notes/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145154.html
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00009.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://secunia.com/advisories/60171'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://secunia.com/advisories/60241'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/24/5'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://docs.docker.com/v1.3/release-notes/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T14:14:13.819Z'
epss: 0.04909
epssPercentile: 0.9206
---

## Overview

Docker before 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack in an image archive in a (a) pull or (b) load operation.

## Affected

- `docker <= 1.3.1`
- `docker = 1.0.0`
- `docker = 1.3.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.