vulnerability / NVI-00018470 / Revision 1
Docker: `PUT /containers/{id}/archive` executes container binary on the host
GitHub lists this reviewed advisory for github.com/moby/moby/v2, github.com/docker/docker, github.com/moby/moby. Published version ranges and source prerequisites are shown below; this is not an inspection of a visitor’s application.
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01 / Meaning
Why it matters
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7.2 high
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02 / Applicability
The affected context
Affected versions, configuration prerequisites and known exclusions are public. Confirm each one against the deployed service.
github.com/moby/moby/v2
source listed< 2.0.0-beta.14
## Summary When a user uploads a compressed archive into a container, a malicious image can execute arbitrary code with daemon (host root) privileges. ## Details When handling `PUT /containers/{id}/archive` requests with compressed archives, the daemon decompresses them using external system binaries. Due to incorrect ordering of operations, these binaries are resolved from the container's filesystem rather than the host's. A container image that includes a trojanized decompression binary can achieve code execution as the daemon process whenever a compressed archive is uploaded to that container. The executed binary runs with the daemon's full privileges, including host root UID and unrestricted capabilities. ## Impact Arbitrary code execution as host root, crossing the container-to-host trust boundary. ### Conditions for exploitation - A user must run a container from a malicious image that contains a trojanized decompression binary. - The user must then upload a compressed archive (xz or gzip) into that container, either by piping a compressed archive via `docker cp -` or by calling the `PUT /containers/{id}/archive` API directly with compressed content. ### Not affected
github.com/docker/docker
source listed<= 28.5.2
## Summary When a user uploads a compressed archive into a container, a malicious image can execute arbitrary code with daemon (host root) privileges. ## Details When handling `PUT /containers/{id}/archive` requests with compressed archives, the daemon decompresses them using external system binaries. Due to incorrect ordering of operations, these binaries are resolved from the container's filesystem rather than the host's. A container image that includes a trojanized decompression binary can achieve code execution as the daemon process whenever a compressed archive is uploaded to that container. The executed binary runs with the daemon's full privileges, including host root UID and unrestricted capabilities. ## Impact Arbitrary code execution as host root, crossing the container-to-host trust boundary. ### Conditions for exploitation - A user must run a container from a malicious image that contains a trojanized decompression binary. - The user must then upload a compressed archive (xz or gzip) into that container, either by piping a compressed archive via `docker cp -` or by calling the `PUT /containers/{id}/archive` API directly with compressed content. ### Not affected
github.com/moby/moby
source listed<= 28.5.2
## Summary When a user uploads a compressed archive into a container, a malicious image can execute arbitrary code with daemon (host root) privileges. ## Details When handling `PUT /containers/{id}/archive` requests with compressed archives, the daemon decompresses them using external system binaries. Due to incorrect ordering of operations, these binaries are resolved from the container's filesystem rather than the host's. A container image that includes a trojanized decompression binary can achieve code execution as the daemon process whenever a compressed archive is uploaded to that container. The executed binary runs with the daemon's full privileges, including host root UID and unrestricted capabilities. ## Impact Arbitrary code execution as host root, crossing the container-to-host trust boundary. ### Conditions for exploitation - A user must run a container from a malicious image that contains a trojanized decompression binary. - The user must then upload a compressed archive (xz or gzip) into that container, either by piping a compressed archive via `docker cp -` or by calling the `PUT /containers/{id}/archive` API directly with compressed content. ### Not affected
03 / Response
What to do next
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04 / Limits
What this report cannot establish
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05 / Provenance
Sources you can inspect
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- GHSA-x86f-5xw2-fm2r ↗
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