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    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 privileges via a numeric username in the password file in a container.

    Published:Apr 22, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jun 1, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00092
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Docker
    Product
    Docker
    Vendor
    Linuxfoundation
    Product
    Runc
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras Other

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00111.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.html
    https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/21436
    https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/69af385de62ea68e2e608335cffbb0f4aa3db091
    https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/708
    https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v0.1.0
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-28
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00111.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.html
    https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/21436
    https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/69af385de62ea68e2e608335cffbb0f4aa3db091
    https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/708
    https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v0.1.0
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-28

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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