CVE-2017-11468: Docker Registry

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 3.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Docker Docker Registry: up to and including 2.6.1
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: version 7.0 only

Published 2017-07-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.