CVE-2018-9862

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    CVE-2018-9862

    Published: 9 Apr 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103738, https://github.com/hyperhq/hyperstart/pull/348

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- cc051a6f77fb678ca3c1609e8c1519bbfd858e60
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High