SB2020052218 - Denial of service in Gitea
Published: May 22, 2020 Updated: July 12, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020052218
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13246)
CWE-ID: CWE-667 - Improper Locking
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack (DoS) on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to double-locking error. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause a deadlock, resulting in a denial of service condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.