Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2023-2253 (CCN-254846)

Assigned:2023-05-09
Published:2023-05-09
Updated:2023-06-29
Summary:Distribution is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper input validation by the /v2/_catalog endpoint. By sending a specially crafted /v2/_catalog API endpoint request request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
5.7 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
6.5 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.8 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2023-2253

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
distribution-cve20232253-dos(254846)

Source: CCN
Type: Distribution GIT Repository
Distribution

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: OSS Mailing List, Tue, 09 May 2023 17:17:28 +0200
CVE-2023-2253: distribution/distribution: Catalog API endpoint can lead to OOM via malicious user input

Oval Definitions
Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:8121
P
Security update for distribution (Important)
2023-06-21
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:7852
P
distribution-registry-2.8.1-150400.9.18.1 on GA media (Moderate)
2023-06-12
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