Docker 1.12.2 Ambient Capability access control

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7.4$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Docker 1.12.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Ambient Capability Handler. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-8867. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Docker 1.12.2 (Virtualization Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Ambient Capability Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Docker Engine 1.12.2 enabled ambient capabilities with misconfigured capability policies. This allowed malicious images to bypass user permissions to access files within the container filesystem or mounted volumes.

The weakness was released 10/28/2016 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8867. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/29/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95554 (openSUSE Security Update : containerd / docker / runc (openSUSE-2016-1400)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157365 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for docker-engine docker-engine-selinux (ELSA-2017-3511)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (95554), SecurityFocus (BID 94228†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037203†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 95554
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : containerd / docker / runc (openSUSE-2016-1400)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for docker FEDORA-2016-8e1558d1c6
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Timelineinfo

10/21/2016 🔍
10/28/2016 +7 days 🔍
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10/29/2016 +1 days 🔍
11/04/2016 +6 days 🔍
09/29/2022 +2155 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-8867 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8867
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93181
SecurityFocus: 94228
SecurityTracker: 1037203 - Docker Container Ambient Capability Configuration Error Lets Applications Gain Elevated Privileges

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20171019

Entryinfo

Created: 10/29/2016 19:08
Updated: 09/29/2022 06:46
Changes: 10/29/2016 19:08 (40), 05/17/2018 23:27 (23), 09/29/2022 06:33 (2), 09/29/2022 06:46 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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