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CVE-2024-2818

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 16.8.5, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.3, all versions starting from 16.10 before 16.10.1. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service using malicious crafted description parameter for labels.

Se descubrió un problema en GitLab CE/EE que afecta a todas las versiones anteriores a 16.8.5, todas las versiones desde 16.9 anteriores a 16.9.3, todas las versiones desde 16.10 anteriores a 16.10.1. Era posible que un atacante provocara una denegación de servicio utilizando un parámetro de descripción manipulado maliciosamente para las etiquetas.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of GitLab. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of label descriptions. By sending a crafted request, an attacker can consume all available resources on the server. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system.

*Credits: Thanks Quintin Crist of Trend Micro for reporting this vulnerability.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-03-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-03-28 CVE Published
  • 2024-04-03 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-10-03 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CAPEC
References (0)
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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GitLab
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GitLab
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< 16.8.5
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GitLab
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GitLab
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>= 16.9.0 < 16.9.3
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GitLab
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GitLab
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>= 16.10.0 < 16.10.1
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