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.
Published: 2016-06-01
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-2563 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-q3j5-32m5-58c2 Privilege Elevation in runc
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:03:34.441Z

Reserved: 2016-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3697

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-01T20:59:06.137

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-3697

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-04-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-3697 - Bugzilla

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