High severity · published Jun 1, 2016
CVE-2016-3697
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…
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Docker · Docker
through 1.11.1 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.2 · source: NVD
RU
Runc · Linuxfoundation
through 0.0.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3697
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3697
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00111.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.html
Patch
https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/21436
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/69af385de62ea68e2e608335cffbb0f4aa3db091
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/708
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