CVE-2018-9862

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…

published April 9, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
35.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00423 · 35.5th percentile
Published
2018-04-09T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 APR 16:00Z
    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…
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