Vulnerability Report

CVE-2015-3627

Title: Docker Docker Auth Bypass

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2015-3627.

CWE Category CWE-59
Published Date May 18, 2015
Modified Date May 06, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.2 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.10%

Vulnerability Summary

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 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack in an image.

Impacted Vendors

D
docker 2
R
redhat 1
S
synology 1

Reference Links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00023.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131835/Docker-Privilege-Escalation-Information-Disclosure.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/28 https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00023.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131835/Docker-Privilege-Escalation-Information-Disclosure.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/28 https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.2
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2015-3627 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.