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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-06-01T20:00:00

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

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

Link: CVE-2016-3697

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:50:31.670

Link: CVE-2016-3697

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2016-3697 - Bugzilla