CVE-2023-2253

mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.009 · 61 %ileDEEUFRRUUS
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Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.94% (61st) EPSS
CVSS 6.5 · medium
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cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A flaw was found in the `/v2/_catalog` endpoint in distribution/distribution, which accepts a parameter to control the maximum number of records returned (query string: `n`). This vulnerability allows a malicious user to submit an unreasonably large value for `n,` causing the allocation of a massive string array, possibly causing a denial of service through excessive use of memory.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • Fixedopenshift4/ose-docker-registry@sha256:0e358e30d1ed97fdfae528b9bde1cc171c16542b9555716a9615aa22b8cd9a1f_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13redhat_csaf

    For OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.13/release_notes/ocp-4-13-release-notes.html You may download the oc tool and use it to inspect release image metadata for x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64 architectures. The image digests may be found at https://quay.io/repository/openshift-release-dev/ocp-release?tab=tags. The sha values for the release are (For x86_64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:d62495768e335c79a215ba56771ff5ae97e3cbb2bf49ed8fb3f6cefabcdc0f17 (For s390x architecture) The image digest is sha256:31eed1e1c5cf788c0873d3fde09cf561c7d44d6d33b3abbeed0dcaf99ad4c24b (For ppc64le architecture) The image digest is sha256:2759c882d9493791ec8a0491e37e0d6603f48e68d2be34e512f5c64ef8b61dfe (For aarch64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:ad2a9a4beb8b0f7be75efca93a5eddb301d0b21b50d4b95685af07b653e9587d All OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages and images when they are available in the appropriate release channel. To check for available updates, use the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console. Instructions for upgrading a cluster are available at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.13/updating/updating-cluster-cli.html

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5155
  • Fixedopenshift4/ose-docker-registry@sha256:433ef7a74785884200799978d7019508592c14f516a9f27d7f6c3599c5684e29_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13redhat_csaf

    For OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.13/release_notes/ocp-4-13-release-notes.html You may download the oc tool and use it to inspect release image metadata for x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64 architectures. The image digests may be found at https://quay.io/repository/openshift-release-dev/ocp-release?tab=tags. The sha values for the release are (For x86_64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:d62495768e335c79a215ba56771ff5ae97e3cbb2bf49ed8fb3f6cefabcdc0f17 (For s390x architecture) The image digest is sha256:31eed1e1c5cf788c0873d3fde09cf561c7d44d6d33b3abbeed0dcaf99ad4c24b (For ppc64le architecture) The image digest is sha256:2759c882d9493791ec8a0491e37e0d6603f48e68d2be34e512f5c64ef8b61dfe (For aarch64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:ad2a9a4beb8b0f7be75efca93a5eddb301d0b21b50d4b95685af07b653e9587d All OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages and images when they are available in the appropriate release channel. To check for available updates, use the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console. Instructions for upgrading a cluster are available at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.13/updating/updating-cluster-cli.html

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5155
  • Fixedopenshift4/ose-docker-registry@sha256:5d725df1561501e6bd63fb6c1a04f420c0468a1634a79e0d439ee3d4d9d24b6a_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13redhat_csaf

    For OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.13/release_notes/ocp-4-13-release-notes.html You may download the oc tool and use it to inspect release image metadata for x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64 architectures. The image digests may be found at https://quay.io/repository/openshift-release-dev/ocp-release?tab=tags. The sha values for the release are (For x86_64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:d62495768e335c79a215ba56771ff5ae97e3cbb2bf49ed8fb3f6cefabcdc0f17 (For s390x architecture) The image digest is sha256:31eed1e1c5cf788c0873d3fde09cf561c7d44d6d33b3abbeed0dcaf99ad4c24b (For ppc64le architecture) The image digest is sha256:2759c882d9493791ec8a0491e37e0d6603f48e68d2be34e512f5c64ef8b61dfe (For aarch64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:ad2a9a4beb8b0f7be75efca93a5eddb301d0b21b50d4b95685af07b653e9587d All OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages and images when they are available in the appropriate release channel. To check for available updates, use the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console. Instructions for upgrading a cluster are available at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.13/updating/updating-cluster-cli.html

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5155
  • Fixedopenshift4/ose-docker-registry@sha256:f315989a636887f6142e58dd280c7386e85ff62e46283064a65dbee009d75c14_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13redhat_csaf

    For OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.13/release_notes/ocp-4-13-release-notes.html You may download the oc tool and use it to inspect release image metadata for x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64 architectures. The image digests may be found at https://quay.io/repository/openshift-release-dev/ocp-release?tab=tags. The sha values for the release are (For x86_64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:d62495768e335c79a215ba56771ff5ae97e3cbb2bf49ed8fb3f6cefabcdc0f17 (For s390x architecture) The image digest is sha256:31eed1e1c5cf788c0873d3fde09cf561c7d44d6d33b3abbeed0dcaf99ad4c24b (For ppc64le architecture) The image digest is sha256:2759c882d9493791ec8a0491e37e0d6603f48e68d2be34e512f5c64ef8b61dfe (For aarch64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:ad2a9a4beb8b0f7be75efca93a5eddb301d0b21b50d4b95685af07b653e9587d All OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages and images when they are available in the appropriate release channel. To check for available updates, use the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console. Instructions for upgrading a cluster are available at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.13/updating/updating-cluster-cli.html

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5155
  • Fixedopenshift4/ose-docker-registry@sha256:0bec5d225aa6db33b1d489a5501ceeaf1fdee10bebe24629b448bfcb7eb3590f_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12redhat_csaf

    For OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.12/release_notes/ocp-4-12-release-notes.html You may download the oc tool and use it to inspect release image metadata for x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64 architectures. The image digests may be found at https://quay.io/repository/openshift-release-dev/ocp-release?tab=tags. The sha values for the release are: (For x86_64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:38ccab25d5895a216a465a9f297541fbbebe7aa115fdaa9f2015c8d5a5d036eb (For s390x architecture) The image digest is sha256:91e9a38e4333cac73c9320a713247d6652017081cd573f892dae2a866142de45 (For ppc64le architecture) The image digest is sha256:674a2972728709445f1bf008d0b8740f3b7c3d7f5781f8a4235b11d47779038e (For aarch64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:e515ccfd4923cfb91b54fad78835338ec99ec204544d53691f81a92bfdd6f9f4 All OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages and images when they are available in the appropriate release channel. To check for available updates, use the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console. Instructions for upgrading a cluster are available at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.12/updating/updating-cluster-cli.html

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5390
  • Fixedopenshift4/ose-docker-registry@sha256:77ae3147e62bce3e8e7f58478128abb4ee8c47c3501661eb4d1acf59bb53c8fe_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12redhat_csaf

    For OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.12/release_notes/ocp-4-12-release-notes.html You may download the oc tool and use it to inspect release image metadata for x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64 architectures. The image digests may be found at https://quay.io/repository/openshift-release-dev/ocp-release?tab=tags. The sha values for the release are: (For x86_64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:38ccab25d5895a216a465a9f297541fbbebe7aa115fdaa9f2015c8d5a5d036eb (For s390x architecture) The image digest is sha256:91e9a38e4333cac73c9320a713247d6652017081cd573f892dae2a866142de45 (For ppc64le architecture) The image digest is sha256:674a2972728709445f1bf008d0b8740f3b7c3d7f5781f8a4235b11d47779038e (For aarch64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:e515ccfd4923cfb91b54fad78835338ec99ec204544d53691f81a92bfdd6f9f4 All OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages and images when they are available in the appropriate release channel. To check for available updates, use the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console. Instructions for upgrading a cluster are available at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.12/updating/updating-cluster-cli.html

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5390
  • Fixedopenshift4/ose-docker-registry@sha256:90a8c254437063837077fb8e8bc06a4af25da9397211b52a91ae8bb6d554a1d9_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12redhat_csaf

    For OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.12/release_notes/ocp-4-12-release-notes.html You may download the oc tool and use it to inspect release image metadata for x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64 architectures. The image digests may be found at https://quay.io/repository/openshift-release-dev/ocp-release?tab=tags. The sha values for the release are: (For x86_64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:38ccab25d5895a216a465a9f297541fbbebe7aa115fdaa9f2015c8d5a5d036eb (For s390x architecture) The image digest is sha256:91e9a38e4333cac73c9320a713247d6652017081cd573f892dae2a866142de45 (For ppc64le architecture) The image digest is sha256:674a2972728709445f1bf008d0b8740f3b7c3d7f5781f8a4235b11d47779038e (For aarch64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:e515ccfd4923cfb91b54fad78835338ec99ec204544d53691f81a92bfdd6f9f4 All OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages and images when they are available in the appropriate release channel. To check for available updates, use the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console. Instructions for upgrading a cluster are available at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.12/updating/updating-cluster-cli.html

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5390
  • Fixedopenshift4/ose-docker-registry@sha256:d1ad5a735b4b7fc506da3d6dde93ca714d51cfd6231cca260f7f8d8faf433077_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12redhat_csaf

    For OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.12/release_notes/ocp-4-12-release-notes.html You may download the oc tool and use it to inspect release image metadata for x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64 architectures. The image digests may be found at https://quay.io/repository/openshift-release-dev/ocp-release?tab=tags. The sha values for the release are: (For x86_64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:38ccab25d5895a216a465a9f297541fbbebe7aa115fdaa9f2015c8d5a5d036eb (For s390x architecture) The image digest is sha256:91e9a38e4333cac73c9320a713247d6652017081cd573f892dae2a866142de45 (For ppc64le architecture) The image digest is sha256:674a2972728709445f1bf008d0b8740f3b7c3d7f5781f8a4235b11d47779038e (For aarch64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:e515ccfd4923cfb91b54fad78835338ec99ec204544d53691f81a92bfdd6f9f4 All OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages and images when they are available in the appropriate release channel. To check for available updates, use the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console. Instructions for upgrading a cluster are available at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.12/updating/updating-cluster-cli.html

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5390
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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–7.5

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6
v3.16.5mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · OSV
v3.16mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-770USprimaryCWE-475USCWE-475USCWE-475USCWE-770USCWE-770USCWE-770US
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affected products (152)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (7)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • RHSA-2023:5155Red Hat Security Advisory: [impact]: OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.13 bug fix and security update2023-09-19csaf · redhat_csafUS

    Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform release 4.13.13 is now available with updates to packages and images that fix several bugs and add enhancements. This release includes a security update for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of [impact]. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

  • RHSA-2023:5390Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.36 bug fix and security update2023-10-04csaf · redhat_csafUS

    Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform release 4.12.36 is now available with updates to packages and images that fix several bugs and add enhancements. This release includes a security update for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

  • WID-SEC-W-2023-2388Red Hat OpenShift: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-09-18csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat OpenShift ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-0794Dell ECS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-04-04csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell ECS ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.

  • GHSA-hqxw-f8mx-cpmwdistribution catalog API endpoint can lead to OOM via malicious user input2023-05-11ghsa · osvUS

    ### Impact Systems that run `distribution` built after a specific commit running on memory-restricted environments can suffer from denial of service by a crafted malicious `/v2/_catalog` API endpoint request. ### Patches Upgrade to at least 2.8.2-beta.1 if you are running `v2.8.x` release. If you use the code from the main branch, update at least to the commit after [f55a6552b006a381d9167e328808565dd2bf77dc](https://github.com/distribution/distribution/commit/f55a6552b006a381d9167e328808565dd2bf77dc). ### Workarounds There is no way to work around this issue without patching. Restrict access to the affected API endpoint: see the recommendations section. ### References `/v2/_catalog` endpoint accepts a parameter to control the maximum amount of records returned (query string: `n`). When not given the default `n=100` is used. The server trusts that `n` has an acceptable value, however when using a maliciously large value, it allocates an array/slice of `n` of strings before filling the slice with data. This behaviour was introduced ~7yrs ago [1]. ### Recommendation The `/v2/_catalog` endpoint was designed specifically to do registry syncs with search or other API systems. Such an endpoint would create a lot of load on the backend system, due to overfetch required to serve a request in certain implementations. Because of this, we strongly recommend keeping this API endpoint behind heightened privilege and avoiding leaving it exposed to the internet. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [distribution repository](https://github.com/distribution/distribution) * Email us at [cncf-distribution-security@lists.cncf.io](mailto:cncf-distribution-security@lists.cncf.io) [1] [faulty commit](https://github.com/distribution/distribution/blob/b7e26bac741c76cb792f8e14c41a2163b5dae8df/registry/handlers/catalog.go#L45)

  • CERTFR-2026-AVI-1322Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper NetworksFrançais2026-10-15vendor · certfrFR
  • GO-2023-1772Memory exhaustion in github.com/distribution/distribution2023-05-24vendor · osvUS

    Systems that run distribution built after a specific commit running on memory-restricted environments can suffer from denial of service by a crafted malicious /v2/_catalog API endpoint request.

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduosvcert_bundnvdredhat_csafcertfrNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2023-06-06modified 2026-06-17
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references (13)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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