CVE-2017-11468

mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.032 · 88 %ileDEEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
3.19% (88th) EPSS
CVSS 5 · medium
Is it mine?
12 products
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Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · osv · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

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.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • Fixeddocker-distribution-0:2.6.2-1.git48294d9.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2603
  • Fixeddocker-distribution-0:2.6.2-1.git48294d9.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2603
  • Fixeddocker-distribution-0:2.6.2-1.git48294d9.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extrasredhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2603
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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5

v2.05mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 2.9
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.07.5highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · OSV
v3.05.3mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US
v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-770USprimaryCWE-770USCWE-770US
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affected products (12)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (4)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • RHSA-2017:2603Red Hat Security Advisory: docker-distribution security, bug fix, and enhancement update2017-09-05csaf · redhat_csafUS

    An update for docker-distribution is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Low. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

  • WID-SEC-W-2023-2264docker: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2017-07-26csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in docker ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

  • GHSA-h62f-wm92-2cmwDocker Registry has Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS

    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. ### Specific Go Packages Affected github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage github.com/docker/distribution/registry/handlers

  • GO-2021-0072Uncontrolled resource allocation in github.com/docker/distribution2021-04-14vendor · osvUS

    Various storage methods do not impose limits on how much content is accepted from user requests, allowing a malicious user to force the caller to allocate an arbitrary amount of memory.

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also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdosvcert_bundnvdredhat_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2017-07-20modified 2026-06-17
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references (13)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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