{"cve":"CVE-2016-3697","nvd":{"published":"2016-06-01T20:59:06.137","modified":"2026-06-17T00:46:12.550","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00111.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.html","https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/21436","https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/69af385de62ea68e2e608335cffbb0f4aa3db091"],"products":["docker:docker","linuxfoundation:runc","opensuse:opensuse"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:38:51.654415212+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-3697","score":0.00388,"percentile":0.32965,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-q3j5-32m5-58c2","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-q3j5-32m5-58c2","summary":"Privilege Elevation in runc","modified":"2026-09-10T03:49:10.275806429Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/opencontainers/runc","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/opencontainers/runc","ranges":["<0.1.0"],"fixed":["0.1.0"]}]},{"id":"GO-2021-0070","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2021-0070","summary":"Privilege escalation in github.com/opencontainers/runc","modified":"2026-02-04T03:29:04.449729Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/opencontainers/runc","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/opencontainers/runc","ranges":["<0.1.0"],"fixed":["0.1.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}