Docker CVE-2019-14271 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Description

Docker is prone to an arbitrary code-execution vulnerability. Successfully exploiting this issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application.

Technologies Affected

• Docker Docker 19.03.0
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-10
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-11
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-12
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-13
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-15
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-16
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-17
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-18
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-19
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-20
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-21
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-22
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-23
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-3
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-4
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-5
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-6
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-7
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-8
• Docker Docker EE 17.06.2-ee-9
• Docker Docker EE 18.03.1-ee-1
• Docker Docker EE 18.03.1-ee-10
• Docker Docker EE 18.03.1-ee-3
• Docker Docker EE 18.03.1-ee-4
• Docker Docker EE 18.03.1-ee-5
• Docker Docker EE 18.03.1-ee-6
• Docker Docker EE 18.03.1-ee-7
• Docker Docker EE 18.03.1-ee-8
• Docker Docker EE 18.03.1-ee-9

Recommendations

Deploy network intrusion detection systems to monitor network traffic for malicious activity.
Deploy NIDS to monitor network traffic for signs of anomalous or suspicious activity. This includes but is not limited to requests that include NOP sleds and unexplained incoming and outgoing traffic

Implement multiple redundant layers of security.
Since this issue may be leveraged to execute code, we recommend memory-protection schemes, such as nonexecutable stack/heap configurations and randomly mapped memory segments. This tactic may complicate exploits of memory-corruption vulnerabilities.

Run all software as a nonprivileged user with minimal access rights.
To limit the impact of latent vulnerabilities, configure database servers and other applications to run as a nonadministrative user with minimal access rights.

Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.