CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-14992

MEDIUMEPSS 83th pctl
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Lack of content verification in Docker-CE (Also known as Moby) versions 1.12.6-0, 1.10.3, 17.03.0, 17.03.1, 17.03.2, 17.06.0, 17.06.1, 17.06.2, 17.09.0, and earlier allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service via a crafted image layer payload, aka gzip bombing.

How to fix

Remediation Available
docker.ioDebian
Fixed in:18.03.1+dfsg1-2CVE-2017-14992
Fixed in:18.03.1+dfsg1-2CVE-2017-14992
Fixed in:18.03.1+dfsg1-2CVE-2017-14992
Fixed in:18.03.1+dfsg1-2CVE-2017-14992

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days
83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1
Issue Tracking1

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