CVE-2016-3697

HIGH

Docker <1.11.2 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

libcontainer/user/user.go in runC before 0.1.0, as used in Docker before 1.11.2, improperly treats a numeric UID as a potential username, which allows local users to gain privileges via a numeric username in the password file in a container.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.html
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v0.1.0
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00111.html
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/21436
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/708
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-28

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 21.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (4)
docker/docker < 1.11.1
linuxfoundation/runc < 0.0.9
opencontainers/runc 0 - 0.1.0Go
opensuse/opensuse 13.2
Published Jun 01, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026