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CVE-2017-14992: tar-split memory exhaustion

May 17, 2022 (updated April 23, 2025)

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.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-hqwh-8xv9-42hw
  • github.com/moby/moby/issues/35075
  • github.com/vbatts/tar-split
  • github.com/vbatts/tar-split/pull/42
  • github.com/vbatts/tar-split/releases/tag/v0.10.2
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14992
  • web.archive.org/web/20171119174639/https://blog.cloudpassage.com/2017/10/13/discovering-docker-cve-2017-14992

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.10.2

Fixed versions

  • 0.10.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.10.2 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Source file

go/github.com/vbatts/tar-split/CVE-2017-14992.yml

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