Security Advisory

CVE-2016-3697

7.8
HIGH

Vulnerability 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 Date June 1, 2016
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory