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CVE-2024-3727

A flaw was found in the github.com/containers/image library. This flaw allows attackers to trigger unexpected authenticated registry accesses on behalf of a victim user, causing resource exhaustion, local path traversal, and other attacks.

What the metrics mean

  • It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
  • For an attacker who can reach it, exploitation depends on conditions outside the attacker's control.
  • To exploit it, no account is needed.
  • Beyond that, someone has to be persuaded to take an action first.

Scoring

CVSS
8.3 (v3.1)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-354
Assigned by
secalert@redhat.com

Dates

Published
2024-05-14
Last modified
2026-09-01
Sources
NVD

References