Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/52953?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/52953?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-6gxe-db4h-93ex", "summary": "Symlink Attack in Libcontainer and Docker Engine\nLibcontainer 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.", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2015-3627" }, { "alias": "GHSA-g7v2-2qxx-wjrw" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/583905?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/docker.io@1.6.1%2Bdfsg1-1?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/docker.io@1.6.1%252Bdfsg1-1%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/582263?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/docker.io@20.10.5%2Bdfsg1-1%2Bdeb11u2?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": true, 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"resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/docker.io@28.5.2%252Bdfsg4-1%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/80589?format=api", "purl": "pkg:golang/github.com/docker/docker@1.6.1", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:golang/github.com/docker/docker@1.6.1" } ], "affected_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/118241?format=api", "purl": "pkg:rpm/redhat/docker@1.6.2-14?arch=el7", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-4mf3-mmz6-2kfs" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-6gxe-db4h-93ex" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-ksbt-33eq-93c9" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-nkhu-t2nh-s7b2" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:rpm/redhat/docker@1.6.2-14%3Farch=el7" } ], "references": [ { "reference_url": 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"scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://github.com/docker/docker/commit/d5ebb60bddbabea0439213501f4f6ed494b23cba" }, { "reference_url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ" }, { "reference_url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/docker-user/1.6.1/docker-user/47GZrihtr-4/nwgeOOFLexIJ" }, { "reference_url": "https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00023.html", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00023.html" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3627", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3627" }, { "reference_url": "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131835/Docker-Privilege-Escalation-Information-Disclosure.html", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131835/Docker-Privilege-Escalation-Information-Disclosure.html" }, { "reference_url": "https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/28", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/28" }, { "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219061", "reference_id": "1219061", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219061" }, { "reference_url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=784726", "reference_id": "784726", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=784726" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 59, "name": "Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')", "description": "The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource." }, { "cwe_id": 22, "name": "Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')", "description": "The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory." } ], "exploits": [], "severity_range_score": "3.2 - 6.9", "exploitability": "0.5", "weighted_severity": "6.2", "risk_score": 3.1, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-6gxe-db4h-93ex" }