CVE-2016-3697

lowpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 33 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.39% (33rd) EPSS
CVSS 2.1 · low
Is it mine?
24 products
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Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

libcontainer/user/user.go in runC before 0.1.0, as used in Docker before 1.11.2, improperly treats a numeric UID as a potential username, which allows local users to gain privileges via a numeric username in the password file in a container.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 2.1–7.8

v2.02.1lowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 2.9
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v2.06mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:Psecondary · Red Hat Product Security US
v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · OSV
v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

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CWE-264USprimaryCWE-264USCWE-269US
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affected products (24)

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advisories (4)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • RHSA-2016:1034Red Hat Security Advisory: docker security, bug fix, and enhancement update2016-05-12csaf · redhat_csafUS

    An update for docker is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

  • RHSA-2016:2634Red Hat Security Advisory: docker security and bug fix update2016-11-03csaf · redhat_csafUS

    An update for docker is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

  • GHSA-q3j5-32m5-58c2Privilege Elevation in runc2021-12-20ghsa · osvUS

    libcontainer/user/user.go in runC before 0.1.0, as used in Docker before 1.11.2, improperly treats a numeric UID as a potential username, which allows local users to gain privileges via a numeric username in the password file in a container.

  • GO-2021-0070Privilege escalation in github.com/opencontainers/runc2021-04-14vendor · osvUS

    GetExecUser in the github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/user package will improperly interpret numeric UIDs as usernames. If the method is used without verifying that usernames are formatted as expected, it may allow a user to gain unexpected privileges.

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduosvnvdredhat_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2016-06-01modified 2026-06-17
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references (24)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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