Resource exhaustion in Docker Registry
CVE-2017-11468
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Docker Registry
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2603 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/docker/distribution/releases/tag/v2.6.2 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- github.com/docker/distribution/pull/2340 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00047.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11468?
- CVE-2017-11468 is a high-severity vulnerability in Docker Registry, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-20.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11468?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-11468 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.