Vulnerability CVE-2023-2253


Published: 2023-06-06

Description:
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.

 References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2189886

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