{"id":"CVE-2023-2253","details":"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.","aliases":["GHSA-hqxw-f8mx-cpmw","GO-2023-1772"],"modified":"2026-04-16T04:35:21.290545915Z","published":"2023-06-06T20:15:12.493Z","related":["CGA-wwpj-94w4-45fr","SUSE-SU-2023:2153-1","SUSE-SU-2023:2154-1","SUSE-SU-2023:2298-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:12926-1"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00035.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2189886"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-2253.json","unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"4.0"}]}]}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}