{"id":"CVE-2016-3697","aliases":["GHSA-q3j5-32m5-58c2","GO-2021-0070"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3697","summary":"Privilege Elevation in runc","details":"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.","published":"2016-06-01T20:59:06.137Z","modified":"2026-08-27T03:45:22.067125520Z","cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/opencontainers/runc","fixedVersion":"0.1.0"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/69af385de62ea68e2e608335cffbb0f4aa3db091","label":"opencontainers/runc@69af385"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00111.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/69af385de62ea68e2e608335cffbb0f4aa3db091"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/708"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-28"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/21436"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v0.1.0"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-27T03:45:22.067125520Z"}}