Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Apr 9, 2018· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2018-9862
CVE-2018-9862
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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References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103738mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- github.com/hyperhq/hyperstart/pull/348mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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