#VU50274 Resource exhaustion in Docker - CVE-2021-21285
Published: February 2, 2021 / Updated: February 3, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50274
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21285
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Docker
Docker
Software vendor:
Docker Inc.
Docker Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trick a victim to pull a specially crafted Docker image, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://docs.docker.com/engine/release-notes/#20103
- https://github.com/moby/moby/commit/8d3179546e79065adefa67cc697c09d0ab137d30
- https://github.com/moby/moby/releases/tag/v19.03.15
- https://github.com/moby/moby/releases/tag/v20.10.3
- https://github.com/moby/moby/security/advisories/GHSA-6fj5-m822-rqx8