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Docker Registry has Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Oct 2, 2023

Package

gomod github.com/docker/distribution (Go)

Affected versions

< 2.7.0-rc.0

Patched versions

2.7.0-rc.0

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.

Specific Go Packages Affected

github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage
github.com/docker/distribution/registry/handlers

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 20, 2017
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Reviewed Feb 7, 2023
Last updated Oct 2, 2023

Severity

High
7.5
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2017-11468

GHSA ID

GHSA-h62f-wm92-2cmw
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