CVE-2016-3697
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-3697 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-06-01 20:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2021-01-05 17:38:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-264
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numeric user id passed to --user interpreted as user name if user name is numeric in container /etc/passwd · Issue #21436 · moby/moby · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| openSUSE-SU-2016:1417-1: moderate: Security update for docker | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| libcontainer: user: always treat numeric ids numerically · opencontainers/runc@69af385 · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Release Runc v0.1.0 · opencontainers/runc · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| libcontainer: user: always treat numeric ids numerically by cyphar · Pull Request #708 · opencontainers/runc · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Docker: Privilege escalation (GLSA 201612-28) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.