CVE-2018-1002100 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-1002100

In Kubernetes versions 1.5.x, 1.6.x, 1.7.x, 1.8.x, and prior to...

Vulnerability Description

In Kubernetes versions 1.5.x, 1.6.x, 1.7.x, 1.8.x, and prior to version 1.9.6, the kubectl cp command insecurely handles tar data returned from the container, and can be caused to overwrite arbitrary local files.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Reported by Michael Hanselmann

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Kubernetes
Vulnerable Versions:
v1.5.x, v1.6.x, v1.7.x, v1.8.x, unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: June 1st, 2018
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.