CVE-2021-3162

Docker Desktop Community before 2.5.0.0 on macOS mishandles certificate checking, leading to local privilege escalation.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/release-notes/#docker-desktop-community-2500	Vendor Advisory
https://twitter.com/_r3ggi	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

12 Jul 2022, 17:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-269~~	CWE-295

22 Jan 2021, 02:00

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/release-notes/#docker-desktop-community-2500 -~~	(MISC) https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/release-notes/#docker-desktop-community-2500 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://twitter.com/_r3ggi -~~	(MISC) https://twitter.com/_r3ggi - Third Party Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:::::community:::*
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 4.6 v3 : 7.8
CWE		CWE-269

15 Jan 2021, 22:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-01-15 22:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:41

NVD link : CVE-2021-3162

Mitre link : CVE-2021-3162

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-3162

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

docker

docker

CWE

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

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