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Arbitrary File Write Affecting github.com/docker/docker package, versions >=1.6.0 <1.6.1

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (6th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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Red Hat
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMDOCKERDOCKER-50045
  • published 5 Aug 2015
  • disclosed 18 May 2015
  • credit Tõnis Tiigi
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Introduced: 18 May 2015

CVE-2015-3629 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-59 Open this link in a new tab

Overview

Affected version of github.com/docker/docker are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write. Libcontainer 1.6.0, as used in Docker Engine, allows local users to escape containerization ("mount namespace breakout") and write to arbitrary file on the host system via a symlink attack in an image when respawning a container.