CVE-2017-11468

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 20, 2017 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:01 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise Linux ServerDocker Registry

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

Docker Registry before 2.6.2 in Docker Distribution does not properly restrict the amount of content accepted from a user, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via the manifest endpoint.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2603
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/docker/distribution/pull/2340
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/docker/distribution/releases/tag/v2.6.2

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-770

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