Multiple vulnerabilities in Docker Distribution

Published: 2023-05-10 | Updated: 2023-05-11

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-2253 CVE-2022-28391
CWE-ID	CWE-399 CWE-78
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	distribution Other software / Other software solutions
Vendor	Docker Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU75993

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2253

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the "/v2/_catalog" API endpoint and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

distribution: 2.0.0 - 2.8.1

External links

http://github.com/distribution/distribution/security/advisories/GHSA-hqxw-f8mx-cpmw
http://github.com/docker/distribution/releases/tag/v2.8.2

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU65004

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28391

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation of DNS PTR records output within the netstat utility if executed on VT compatible terminal. A remote attacker can trick the victim to run the netstat command after initiating a connection to the system and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system with privileges of the user running the netstat command.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.