Vulnerability Reportamazonlinux:1

amazonlinux:2018.03.0.20231218.0amazonlinux:2018.03amazonlinux:1
DIGESTsha256:34af2c1138ff3f7047bc86a80eb8084996c598c52d959e3c0e9af73ce60f3258

Executive Summary

SAFE

This base/runtime image is a clean foundation for building production images. It contains 11 post-exploit-only vulnerabilities, all of low severity (max 4.12) with no practical remote impact. The most notable CVE-2024-2961 in glibc requires the container to call iconv() on attacker-controlled strings, which does not occur in standard /bin/bash usage. No exposed vulnerabilities exist, and the image is officially published, making it a low-risk starting point. Note: this is a general-purpose base/runtime image — many findings live in components that an application built on top may never load, so actual exploitability depends on the final image. For an accurate risk picture, re-scan the final application image with context.

Threat Score
0/100
SAFE
Reputation
TRUSTED
Docker Official

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Log

11 total
CVE IDAdjusted SeverityPackageExploit ProbabilityRisk Context
CVE-2024-2961MEDIUM4.12
glibc
2.17-324.189.amzn1
fixed in 2.17-324.190.amzn1
88.3%
Actively Exploited
Post-Exploit
CVE-2024-2961MEDIUM4.12
glibc-common
2.17-324.189.amzn1
fixed in 2.17-324.190.amzn1
88.3%
Actively Exploited
Post-Exploit
CVE-2024-56171LOW3.53
libxml2
2.9.1-6.6.44.amzn1
fixed in 2.9.1-6.6.45.amzn1
1.1%
Low-Moderate Risk
Post-Exploit
CVE-2024-56171LOW3.53
libxml2-python27
2.9.1-6.6.44.amzn1
fixed in 2.9.1-6.6.45.amzn1
1.1%
Low-Moderate Risk
Post-Exploit
CVE-2024-45490LOW2.7
expat
2.1.0-15.34.amzn1
fixed in 2.1.0-15.35.amzn1
1.7%
Low-Moderate Risk
Post-Exploit
CVE-2024-28182LOW2.48
libnghttp2
1.33.0-1.1.8.amzn1
fixed in 1.33.0-1.1.9.amzn1
85.0%
Actively Exploited
Post-Exploit
CVE-2020-35457LOW2.39
glib2
2.36.3-5.26.amzn1
fixed in 2.36.3-5.27.amzn1
0.6%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2025-24928LOW2.36
libxml2
2.9.1-6.6.44.amzn1
fixed in 2.9.1-6.6.45.amzn1
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2025-24928LOW2.36
libxml2-python27
2.9.1-6.6.44.amzn1
fixed in 2.9.1-6.6.45.amzn1
0.4%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2023-5388LOW1.99
nss-softokn
3.53.1-6.48.amzn1
fixed in 3.53.1-6.49.amzn1
0.8%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit
CVE-2023-5388LOW1.99
nss-softokn-freebl
3.53.1-6.48.amzn1
fixed in 3.53.1-6.49.amzn1
0.8%
Theoretical Threat
Post-Exploit