CVE-2015-3627

Published: May 18, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-59

7.2HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

Libcontainer and Docker Engine before 1.6.1 opens the file-descriptor passed to the pid-1 process before performing the chroot, which allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack in an image.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAccess Vector

Local

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

docker

commercial·US

dockerOn-premDev Tool

Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration

libcontainerLibraryLibrary

Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration

package-ecosystem

github.com/docker/docker

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ

groups.google.com

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/28

seclists.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00023.html

lists.opensuse.org

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