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CVE-2016-3697 (GCVE-0-2016-3697)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-06-01 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:03

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.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

Assigner

redhat redhat root

References

8 references

URL	Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.html	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/t…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-0…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/21436	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/708	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.html	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/69a…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-28	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

Date Public

2016-03-23 00:00

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        "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
        "vulnStatus": "Modified",
        "weaknesses": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-264"
              }
            ],
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2025-11-21T12:02:54+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2016-3697",
      "id": "CVE-2016-3697",
      "initial_release_date": "2016-04-22T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:fixed": "15",
      "product_status:known_affected": "1",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "docker: privilege escalation via confusion of usernames and UIDs",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-3697.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-09-02T08:54:37Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2016-3697",
      "id": "CVE-2016-3697",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T05:04:22Z",
      "product_status:known_affected": "320",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "156",
      "product_status:recommended": "287",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2016-3697",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2016-3697.json",
      "version": "52"
    }
  }
}

RHSA-2016_1034

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2016-05-12 15:15 - Updated: 2024-11-22 10:01

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: docker security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2016-3697.

CVE-2016-3697

It was found that Docker would launch containers under the specified UID instead of a username. An attacker able to launch a container could use this flaw to escalate their privileges to root within the launched container.

6.0 ()


                
                  AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Fixed: 6 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1034

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RHSA-2016_2634

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2016-11-03 16:51 - Updated: 2024-11-22 10:01

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: docker security and bug fix update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2016-3697.

CVE-2016-3697

6.0 ()


                
                  AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Fixed: 9 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2634

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SUSE-SU-2016:1159-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2016-04-26 12:32 - Updated: 2016-04-26 12:32

Summary

Security update for docker

Severity

Moderate

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2016-3697.

CVE-2016-3697

7.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 4 products

Open the full advisory

SUSE-SU-2025:03540-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2025-10-10 19:04 - Updated: 2025-10-10 19:04

Summary

Security update for docker-stable

Severity

Important

Scope

53 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-3697.

CVE-2016-3697

7.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 7 products

Open the full advisory

SUSE-SU-2025:03545-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2025-10-11 01:20 - Updated: 2025-10-11 01:20

Summary

Security update for docker-stable

Severity

Important

Scope

53 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-3697.

CVE-2016-3697

7.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 62 products

Open the full advisory

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3697 (CVE-2016-3697)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2016-06-01 20:59 – Updated: 2025-07-16 04:51 – Source website

Withdrawn 2025-07-18

Details

Severity

7.8 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.8 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3697	REPORT
	https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/69a…	REPORT
	https://github.com/docker/docker/commit/da38ac6c7…	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3697	REPORT

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "golang-github-opencontainers-runc-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.0.0~rc2+docker1.12.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "runc",
            "binary_version": "1.0.0~rc2+docker1.12.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "runc-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.0.0~rc2+docker1.12.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "runc",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/runc@1.0.0~rc2+docker1.12.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.0.0~rc2+docker1.12.6-0ubuntu1~16.04.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.0.8+dfsg-2",
        "0.1.1-0ubuntu5~16.04",
        "1.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu1~16.04",
        "1.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu2~16.04.1",
        "1.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu2~16.04.1.1",
        "1.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu2~16.04.1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3697",
  "modified": "2025-07-16T04:51:15Z",
  "published": "2016-06-01T20:59:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3697"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/69af385de62ea68e2e608335cffbb0f4aa3db091"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/docker/docker/commit/da38ac6c79fe902ed0687afc73d731c95c6d491a"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3697"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2016-3697"
  ],
  "withdrawn": "2025-07-18T16:43:28Z"
}

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