Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 31, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-9259
CVE-2015-9259
Description
In Docker Notary before 0.1, the checkRoot function in gotuf/client/client.go does not check expiry of root.json files, despite a comment stating that it does. Even if a user creates a new root.json file after a key compromise, an attacker can produce update files referring to an old root.json file.
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References
2- docs.docker.com/notary/changelog/nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/theupdateframework/notary/blob/master/docs/resources/ncc_docker_notary_audit_2015_07_31.pdfnvdThird Party Advisory
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