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SCA: security update for github.com/docker/distribution (GHSA-hqxw-f8mx-cpmw)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 415903

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2023-2253)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hqxw-f8mx-cpmw

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 415903

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.51

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-2253

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-2253