docker: insecure opening of file-descriptor 1 leading to privilege escalation
Published May 18, 2015
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.61%
Description
Libcontainer and Docker Engine before 1.6.1 opens the file-descriptor passed to the pid-1 process before performing the chroot, which allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack in an image.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.6
- ≤ 1.6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras
docker-0:1.6.2-14.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1167
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras | docker-0:1.6.2-14.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1167 |
github.com/docker/docker
Go
Introduced 0 Fixed 1.6.1
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/docker/docker | 0 | 1.6.1 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.61% (0.00609) | 47.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.61% (0.00609) | 44.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 22.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.18% (0.01180) | 65.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00141) | 31.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00023.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131835/Docker-Privilege-Escalation-Information-Disclosure.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/28 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3627 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219061 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g7v2-2qxx-wjrw Advisory
- https://github.com/docker/docker/commit/d5ebb60bddbabea0439213501f4f6ed494b23cba
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00023.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3627
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131835/Docker-Privilege-Escalation-Information-Disclosure.html
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/28
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3627
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