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CVE-2015-3627
Libcontainer and Docker Engine before 1.6.1 opens the file-descriptor passed to the pid-1 process before performing the chroot, which…
High7.2EPSS 0.61%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.61% · top 51% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Gogithub.com/docker/dockerGHSA-g7v2-2qxx-wjrw (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20150508 Docker 1.6.1 - Security Advisory [150507] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0905 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131835/Docker-Privilege-Escalation-Information-Disclosure.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-g7v2-2qxx-wjrw (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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