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Full vulnerability report · 2023
CVE-2023-0475High confidence

Go-Getter Vulnerable to Decompression Bombs

HashiCorp · go-getter

4.2MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
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2 package states
Repository candidate not checked

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Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivegolang-github-hashicorp-go-getterUnder evaluationCanonical reports that the package might be affected and still needs evaluation or fixing.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivegolang-github-jesseduffield-go-getterUnder evaluationCanonical reports that the package might be affected and still needs evaluation or fixing.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
Direct vendor intelligence

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1 current
CVE-2023-0475 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securitygo-getter: go-getter vulnerable to denial of service via malicious compressed archive
4 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • openshift-security-profiles-operator-container as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • odf4/odf-multicluster-rhel9-operator as a component of Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4
  • rhods/odh-operator-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Data Science (RHODS)
  • rhods/odh-rhel8-operator as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Data Science (RHODS)
Summary
A flaw was found in the HashiCorp go-getter package. Affected versions of the HashiCorp go-getter package are vulnerable to a denial of service via a malicious compressed archive.
Remediation
For OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.14/release_notes/ocp-4-14-release-notes.html You may download the oc tool and use it to inspect release image metadata for x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64 architectures. The image digests may be found at https://quay.io/repository/openshift-release-dev/ocp-release?tab=tags. The sha values for the release are (For x86_64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:e2c70fca183e380c6121a1c847806f11e839482123277235a8579db472b9ccf2 (For s390x architecture) The image digest is sha256:bfb67b8051cd35eac7d35bc7b190a5bedd33ab4ce90c9935b5d5ac59f85c03a2 (For ppc64le architecture) The image digest is sha256:b974830f0dc0fef0673a04c13bf24cbbeca2dfaf3c488de77f9dfa8169c74cdb (For aarch64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:19f4307a81793f66a4b810bb1e3a5037269b5b03397d0d5aa3206f883f991664 All OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages and images when they are available in the appropriate release channel. To check for available updates, use the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console. Instructions for upgrading a cluster are available at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.14/updating/updating_a_cluster/updating-cluster-cli.html
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1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2023-0733

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

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EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

HashiCorp go-getter up to 1.6.2 and 2.1.1 is vulnerable to decompression bombs. Fixed in 1.7.0 and 2.2.0.

What

HashiCorp go-getter up to 1.6.2 and 2.1.1 is vulnerable to decompression bombs. Fixed in 1.7.0 and 2.2.0.

Why

The product does not handle or incorrectly handles a compressed input with a very high compression ratio that produces a large output.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

HashiCorp go-getter up to 1.6.2 and 2.1.1 is vulnerable to decompression bombs. Fixed in 1.7.0 and 2.2.0.

Why

The product does not handle or incorrectly handles a compressed input with a very high compression ratio that produces a large output.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
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None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
High: elevated access is required
User interaction
Required interaction required
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-409 ↗

CWE-409: Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification). The product does not handle or incorrectly handles a compressed input with a very high compression ratio that produces a large output.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRHighPrivileges required: The attacker needs elevated or administrative privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-409
A

Official authority intelligence

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BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2023-1194Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat OpenShift ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen oder Informationen offenzulegen.

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
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Patch available
Affected
openshift-security-profiles-operator-container as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; odf4/odf-multicluster-rhel9-operator as a component of Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4; rhods/odh-operator-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Data Science (RHODS); rhods/odh-rhel8-operator as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Data Science (RHODS)
Fixed
openshift4/ose-installer@sha256:467d25df81388c349d7a68bb92cc9c33a12a01d60ec632384cd2829b23aaf1af_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14; openshift4/ose-installer@sha256:52a53502b88e2fb3674650a109e1d8a879e0edd76b158b44621dcfbf7545f77f_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14; openshift4/ose-installer@sha256:6a1acff8ad0a2fa8381f75cd5c7ef1762c8457dd8df1986f53f63c2280e1b87a_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14; openshift4/ose-installer@sha256:b546724b85f27eb6a0cf7ef09f553a72eecf7d8fc31da1568bd27159eb5ff931_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
Action
For OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 see the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for this release, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata update: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.14/release_notes/ocp-4-14-release-notes.html You may download the oc tool and use it to inspect release image metadata for x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64 architectures. The image digests may be found at https://quay.io/repository/openshift-release-dev/ocp-release?tab=tags. The sha values for the release are (For x86_64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:e2c70fca183e380c6121a1c847806f11e839482123277235a8579db472b9ccf2 (For s390x architecture) The image digest is sha256:bfb67b8051cd35eac7d35bc7b190a5bedd33ab4ce90c9935b5d5ac59f85c03a2 (For ppc64le architecture) The image digest is sha256:b974830f0dc0fef0673a04c13bf24cbbeca2dfaf3c488de77f9dfa8169c74cdb (For aarch64 architecture) The image digest is sha256:19f4307a81793f66a4b810bb1e3a5037269b5b03397d0d5aa3206f883f991664 All OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages and images when they are available in the appropriate release channel. To check for available updates, use the OpenShift CLI (oc) or web console. Instructions for upgrading a cluster are available at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.14/updating/updating_a_cluster/updating-cluster-cli.html
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 16 Feb 2023 · Last source change 18 Mar 2025, 14:39 UTC · CWE-409 · Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-0733
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    openshift-security-profiles-operator-container as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; odf4/odf-multicluster-rhel8-operator as a component of Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4; rhods/odh-operator-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Data Science (RHODS); rhods/odh-rhel8-operator as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Data Science (RHODS) · Fixed: openshift4/ose-installer@sha256:467d25df81388c349d7a68bb92cc9c33a12a01d60ec632384cd2829b23aaf1af_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14; openshift4/ose-installer@sha256:52a53502b88e2fb3674650a109e1d8a879e0edd76b158b44621dcfbf7545f77f_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14; openshift4/ose-installer@sha256:6a1acff8ad0a2fa8381f75cd5c7ef1762c8457dd8df1986f53f63c2280e1b87a_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14; openshift4/ose-installer@sha256:b546724b85f27eb6a0cf7ef09f553a72eecf7d8fc31da1568bd27159eb5ff931_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
    After
    openshift-security-profiles-operator-container as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; odf4/odf-multicluster-rhel9-operator as a component of Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4; rhods/odh-operator-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Data Science (RHODS); rhods/odh-rhel8-operator as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Data Science (RHODS) · Fixed: openshift4/ose-installer@sha256:467d25df81388c349d7a68bb92cc9c33a12a01d60ec632384cd2829b23aaf1af_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14; openshift4/ose-installer@sha256:52a53502b88e2fb3674650a109e1d8a879e0edd76b158b44621dcfbf7545f77f_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14; openshift4/ose-installer@sha256:6a1acff8ad0a2fa8381f75cd5c7ef1762c8457dd8df1986f53f63c2280e1b87a_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14; openshift4/ose-installer@sha256:b546724b85f27eb6a0cf7ef09f553a72eecf7d8fc31da1568bd27159eb5ff931_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-0733↗Vendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2023-0475 · cve.blacktree.nl