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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 value on an /etc/passwd line, and then issu...

HighCVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.42%
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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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
hyper runv = 1.0.0 No fix listed

References

  • 103738 broken-link third-party-advisory vdb-entry
  • github.com patch third-party-advisory