CVE-2018-9862
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-9862 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-04-09 16:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC |
| Description | util.c in runV 1.0.0 for Docker mishandles a numeric username, which allows attackers to obtain root access by leveraging the presence of an initial numeric value on an /etc/passwd line, and then issuing a "docker exec" command with that value in the -u argument, a similar issue to CVE-2016-3697. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-838
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security: fix a issue (similar to runc CVE-2016-3697) by keloyang · Pull Request #348 · hyperhq/hyperstart · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| runV for Docker CVE-2018-9862 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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