docker: Lack of content verification
Published Nov 1, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.45%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 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
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
docker
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
docker-latest
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | docker | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | docker-latest | Affected | n/a |
github.com/vbatts/tar-split
Go
Introduced 0 Fixed 0.10.2
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/vbatts/tar-split | 0 | 0.10.2 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.45% (0.02450) | 83.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.47% (0.02470) | 82.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00143) | 50.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00143) | 49.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00136) | 47.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00099) | 39.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 26.54th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 25.91th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 61.78th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14992 Vendor Advisory
- https://blog.cloudpassage.com/2017/10/13/discovering-docker-cve-2017-14992/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryURL Repurposed
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1510348 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hqwh-8xv9-42hw Advisory
- https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/35075 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/vbatts/tar-split/pull/42
- https://github.com/vbatts/tar-split/releases/tag/v0.10.2
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14992
- https://web.archive.org/web/20171119174639/https://blog.cloudpassage.com/2017/10/13/discovering-docker-cve-2017-14992
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14992
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14992 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blog.cloudpassage.com/2017/10/13/discovering-docker-cve-2017-14992/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryURL Repurposed | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1510348 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hqwh-8xv9-42hw | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/35075 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/vbatts/tar-split/pull/42 | ||
| https://github.com/vbatts/tar-split/releases/tag/v0.10.2 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14992 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20171119174639/https://blog.cloudpassage.com/2017/10/13/discovering-docker-cve-2017-14992 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14992 |
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