CVE-2024-2878

Feb. 5, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

7.5
High

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.7 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service by crafting unusual search terms for branch names.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
GitLab CE/EE
  • 15.7 - 16.9.7
  • 16.10 - 16.10.5
  • 16.11 - 16.11.2

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-770
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451918
https://hackerone.com/reports/2416356
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/05/08/patch-release-gitlab-16-11-2-released/

Tags

CWE-770
cve@gitlab.com
2025-02-05
CVE-2024-2878

CVSS Score

7.5 / 10

CVSS Data

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
    • View Vector String

    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Date

  • Published: Feb. 5, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
  • Last Modified: Feb. 5, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cve@gitlab.com

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