CVE-2016-0761 Path traversal in Cloud Foundry
Attackers can delete, corrupt, or overwrite host files and other container filesystems via flawed Docker image preparation in Cloud Foundry Garden-Linux.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-0761?
CVE-2016-0761 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Pivotal Cloud Foundry, published on 25 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cloud Foundry Garden-Linux versions prior to v0.333.0 and Elastic Runtime 1.6.x version prior to 1.6.17 contain a flaw in managing container files during Docker image preparation that could be used to delete, corrupt or overwrite host files and directories, including other container filesystems on the host.
Weakness: CWE-19
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0761?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cloudfoundry Garden Linux, Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Elastic Runtime.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0761?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0761 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2016-0761 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0761 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2c5j-c3wx-m67f.