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CVE-2017-11468 (GCVE-0-2017-11468)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-20 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 18:12
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-07-20 00:00
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