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CVE-2016-0761

Published: May 25, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-19
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 27.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Cloud Foundry Garden-Linux versions prior to v0.333.0 and Elastic Runtime 1.6.x version prior to 1.6.17 contain a flaw in managing container files during Docker image preparation that could be used to delete, corrupt or overwrite host files and directories, including other container filesystems on the host.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-19

Affected Products

Cloud FoundryPivotal
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
garden linuxcloudfoundry
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
cloud foundry elastic runtimepivotal software
SaaS
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
pivotalcommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka pivotal software
cloudfoundryoss-projectUSCloud & SaaS
pivotal softwarecommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka pivotal

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2016-0761
pivotal.io

Timeline

Published
May 25, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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