# CVE-2023-25656: GO-2023-1589 - Denial of service from memory exhaustion in github.com/notaryproject/notation-go

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-25656-notation-go-has-excessive-memory-allocation-on-verification  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-07-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-25656 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-07-11

Denial of service from memory exhaustion in github.com/notaryproject/notation-go

Technologies: [github.com/notaryproject/notation-go (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-notaryproject-notation-go). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-25656 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-25656 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-25656?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 11 July 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/notaryproject/notation-go (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.0-rc.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-25656?** Yes. github.com/notaryproject/notation-go (Go): upgrade to 1.0.0-rc.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-25656?** Check whether you run github.com/notaryproject/notation-go (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/notaryproject/notation-go (Go): upgrade to 1.0.0-rc.3 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/notaryproject/notation-go@v1.0.0-rc.3
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/notaryproject/notation-go (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.0-rc.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-25656
- GHSA-87x9-7grx-m28v
- GO-2023-1589

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