CVE-2015-3629: docker libcontainer Link Following
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-3629DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3629GHSA-g44j-7vp3-68cvGO-2022-0647
Published 18-05-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-3629 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Link Following vulnerability in docker libcontainer. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.60%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 5Timeline
- 18-05-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources4 sources · 7.8–8.4
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated8.4HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
High 7.2Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.60%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
48%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.60% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.60%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- docker.io< 1.6.1+dfsg1-1
Docker1 product
- libcontainer1.6.0
Github.com/docker1 product
- docker≥ 1.6.0, < 1.6.1
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL13.2
Ubuntu1 product
- docker.io< 1.6.2~dfsg1-1ubuntu4~14.04.1 | < 1.6.2~dfsg1-1ubuntu4
5 vendors · 5 products
References
14 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00023.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/131835/Docker-Privilege-Escalation-Information-Disclosure.htmlX Refsource MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
