https://github.com/nccgroup/whalescan

Whalescan is a vulnerability scanner for Windows containers, which performs several benchmark checks, as well as checking for CVEs/vulnerable packages on the container
https://github.com/nccgroup/whalescan

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Whalescan is a vulnerability scanner for Windows containers, which performs several benchmark checks, as well as checking for CVEs/vulnerable packages on the container

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/nccgroup/whalescan
• Owner: nccgroup
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2020-08-27T12:04:44.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-06-09T17:30:37.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-04T22:19:14.223Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: cybersecurity, docker
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 545 KB
• Stars: 154
• Watchers: 12
• Forks: 31
• Open Issues: 5
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Whalescan

Released as open source by NCC Group Plc - https://www.nccgroup.com/

Developed by Saira Hassan ([@saiber_saira](https://twitter.com/saiber_saira))

https://github.com/nccgroup/whalescan

Released under Apache license 2.0, see LICENSE for more information

## Introduction

Whalescan is a vulnerability scanner for Windows containers, which performs several benchmark checks, as well as checking for CVEs/vulnerable packages on the container. It also checks the config and Docker files for misconfigurations. This tool can be used as part of a Windows

container review on local copies of the containers, and on the host itself to enhance security.

## Getting Started

```

git clone https://github.com/saira-h/whalescan

pip install -r requirements.txt

./main.py

```

## Overview

Whalescan performs the following checks on containers:

* Container checks 

    * Checks if containers are stored under C: drive - this could raise issues if there is a DoS attack, 

    filling up the C: drive and making the host unresponsive

    * Checks if container is running as a process or hyper-v. Hyper-v isolation offers enhanced security of containers

    * Checks if there are any pending updates in the containers, and if so, how to update.

    

    ![Container checks](demo/containercheck.png?raw=true "Title")

    

* Image checks

    * Checks for unsafe commands being used in the dockerfile, for example docker ADD instead of docker COPY. 

    * Checks if hash verification is being performed on any files downloaded.

    * Checks if any vulnerable packages are on the container, and pulls relevant CVE information

    * Checks if .NET version being used is End Of Life

    * Checks if Docker Engine is updated, and if not, gathers a list of CVEs for the version being used

    

    ![CVE check demo](demo/cvedemo.gif)

    

* Checks permissions of docker configuration files 

* Checks if additional devices have been mapped to containers