Lack of Expiry Check in Docker Notary Allows for Old Root.json File Exploitation

CVE-2015-9259 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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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