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Fencer Vulns
high 8.8

CVE-2016-3738 json

Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2 does not properly restrict access to STI builds, which allows remote authenticated users to access the Doc…

published 2016-06-08 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-4751

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.0%
EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.2 does not properly restrict access to STI builds, which allows remote authenticated users to access the Docker socket and gain privileges via vectors related to build-pod.

Patch / fix

  • atomic-openshift openshift 3.2 3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7
  • nodejs-node-uuid openshift 3.2 1.4.7-1.el7
  • atomic-openshift-pod openshift 3.2 3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7
  • atomic-openshift-node openshift 3.2 3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7
  • atomic-openshift-tests openshift 3.2 3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7
  • atomic-openshift-master openshift 3.2 3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7
  • atomic-openshift-clients openshift 3.2 3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7
  • atomic-openshift-recycle openshift 3.2 3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:1094

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-3738 updated cvss 6.5

origin: pod update allows docker socket access via build-pod

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2 nodejs-node-uuid 1.4.7-1.el7, atomic-openshift 3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7, atomic-openshift-pod 3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7, atomic-openshift-node 3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7, atomic-openshift-tests 3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7, atomic-openshift-master 3.2.0.44-1.git.0.a4463d9.el7, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1094

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Exploit prediction

1.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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