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CVE-2016-3697
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-06-01T20:59:06.137 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:46:12.550

Summary

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.

Affected products

docker — docker

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References

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