Resource exhaustion in Containerd

CVE-2023-25153

containerd is an open source container runtime. Before versions 1.6.18 and 1.5.18, when importing an OCI image, there was no limit on the number of bytes read for certain files. A maliciously crafted image with a large file where a limit w…

EPSS: 0.004 (28.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-25153?
CVE-2023-25153 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Containerd, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2023-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-25153?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-25153 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.