UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11468

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11468

    Published: 20 Jul 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-11468
    Aliases:
    USN-6336-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11468, https://github.com/docker/distribution/pull/2340, https://github.com/docker/distribution/releases/tag/v2.6.2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6336-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11468

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: docker-registry

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.3.0~ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    2.1.1~ds1-4
    2.1.1~ds1-4ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High