CVE-2017-14992

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.

Published: 2017-11-01 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-14992 is rated Moderate Risk (56.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.47%). EPSS rose +2.05% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-14992

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.42% 2.47% +2.05%
2 2026-06-06 0.48% 0.42% -0.06%
3 2026-06-05 — 0.48% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-14992

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-14992

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2017-14992

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-14992

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2017-14992 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (docker.io, golang-github-vbatts-tar-split), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14992
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14992
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14992/
ubuntu low CVE-2017-14992 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (docker.io, golang-github-vbatts-tar-split), 40 status rows across 21 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): released 18, not-affected 16, DNE 2, ignored 2, needed 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14992

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-14992

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
docker docker <= 1.10.3 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
docker docker 1.12.6-0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.6-0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
docker docker 17.03.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.03.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
docker docker 17.03.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.03.1:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
docker docker 17.03.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.03.2:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.1:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
docker docker 17.09.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.09.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-14992

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