Numeric Username Vulnerability in runV 1.0.0 for Docker

CVE-2018-9862 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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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