6.5

CVE-2017-14992: docker Improper Input Validation

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-14992DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14992GHSA-hqwh-8xv9-42hw
Published 01-11-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-14992 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in docker. EPSS estimates a 2.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.45%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 7
MGASA-2018-0398OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10722-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11385-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15033-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15589-1SUSE-SU-2018:0386-1

Timeline

  1. 01-11-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Lack 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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

84%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.45% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian2 products
  • docker.io< 18.03.1+dfsg1-2
  • golang-github-vbatts-tar-split< 0.10.2-1
Ubuntu2 products
  • docker.io< 18.06.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.2 | < 18.06.1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
  • golang-github-vbatts-tar-splitAll versions (No fix recorded)
Docker1 product
  • docker≤ 1.10.3 | 1.12.6-0 | 17.03.0 | 17.03.1 | 17.03.2 | 17.06.0 | 17.06.1 | 17.06.2 | 17.09.0
Github.com/vbatts1 product
  • tar-split< 0.10.2

4 vendors · 6 products

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