CVE-2017-14992 describes a Denial of Service vulnerability, known as "gzip bombing," affecting multiple versions of Docker-CE (Moby) due to a lack of content verification for image layer payloads. A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted image, leading to resource exhaustion and system unavailability. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and does not require user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | ||
1.12.6-0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.6-0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | ||
17.03.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.03.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | ||
17.03.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.03.1:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | ||
17.03.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.03.2:*:*:*:community:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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May 17, 2022CVE-2017-14992
Jul 13, 2021Lack 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.
Nov 14, 2017docker: Lack of content verification
Oct 3, 2017