CVE-2016-8579: Denial of Service in docker2aci
4
CVSS Score
3.0
Basic Information
CVE ID
GHSA ID
EPSS Score
0.33769%
CWE
Published
2/15/2022
Updated
1/9/2023
KEV Status
No
Technology
Go
Technical Details
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Package Name | Ecosystem | Vulnerable Versions | First Patched Version |
---|---|---|---|
github.com/appc/docker2aci | go | < 0.13.0 | 0.13.0 |
Vulnerability Intelligence
Miggo AI
Root Cause Analysis
The vulnerability stems from the dependency chain traversal logic in getAncestry
. The commit 54331ec fixed this by adding a visited-map (deps) to detect cycles. The CVE description explicitly mentions infinite loops in dependency chains, and the patch diff shows cycle detection was added to this specific function
. The function
's purpose of recursively following parent IDs matches the vulnerability pattern described in CWE-835
.