CVE-2023-25656 (GCVE-0-2023-25656)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-20 00:00 – Updated: 2024-11-27 16:45
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
notation-go has excessive memory allocation on verification
Summary
notation-go is a collection of libraries for supporting Notation sign, verify, push, and pull of oci artifacts. Prior to version 1.0.0-rc.3, notation-go users will find their application using excessive memory when verifying signatures. The application will be killed, and thus availability is impacted. The problem has been patched in the release v1.0.0-rc.3. Some workarounds are available. Users can review their own trust policy file and check if the identity string contains `=#`. Meanwhile, users should only put trusted certificates in their trust stores referenced by their own trust policy files, and make sure the `authenticity` validation is set to `enforce`.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-03-05 18:45 UTC
CWE
- CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| notaryproject | notation-go |
Affected:
1.0.0-rc.3 , < 1.0.0-rc.3
(custom)
|
guessed |
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