CVE-2018-9862
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 36 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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affected products (2)
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/hyperhq/hyperstart/pull/348cnnvd
- https://github.com/hyperhq/runvPatchcnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103738cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103738enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/hyperhq/hyperstart/pull/348enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103738Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://github.com/hyperhq/hyperstart/pull/348PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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