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util.c in runV 1.0.0 for Docker mishandles a numeric username, which allows attackers to obtain root access by leveraging the presence of an initial numeric value on an /etc/passwd line, and then issuing a "docker exec" command with that value in the -u argument, a similar issue to CVE-2016-3697

Published Apr 9, 2018

Description

util.c in runV 1.0.0 for Docker mishandles a numeric username, which allows attackers to obtain root access by leveraging the presence of an initial numeric value on an /etc/passwd line, and then issuing a "docker exec" command with that value in the -u argument, a similar issue to CVE-2016-3697.

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Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

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Weaknesses (1)

CWE-838

References (2)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 9, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Apr 9, 2018
Link CVE-2018-9862
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Link CVE-2018-9862
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2018-9862