{
  "schema_version": "1.3.1",
  "id": "GO-2021-0070",
  "modified": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "published": "2021-04-14T20:04:52Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-3697",
    "GHSA-q3j5-32m5-58c2"
  ],
  "summary": "Privilege escalation in github.com/opencontainers/runc",
  "details": "GetExecUser in the github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/user package will improperly interpret numeric UIDs as usernames. If the method is used without verifying that usernames are formatted as expected, it may allow a user to gain unexpected privileges.",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "name": "github.com/opencontainers/runc",
        "ecosystem": "Go"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "SEMVER",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.1.0"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "imports": [
          {
            "path": "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/user",
            "symbols": [
              "GetExecUser",
              "GetExecUserPath"
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/708"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/69af385de62ea68e2e608335cffbb0f4aa3db091"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/21436"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-28"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "url": "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0070"
  }
}