Denial of service in Gitea



Published: 2020-05-22 | Updated: 2020-07-12
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-13246
CWE-ID CWE-667
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
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Vendor The Gitea Authors

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerabilities.

Updated: 12.07.2020

Changed bulletin status to patched.

1) Improper locking

EUVDB-ID: #VU28186

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13246

CWE-ID: CWE-667 - Improper Locking

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Gitea: 1.11.0 - 1.11.5

External links

http://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/10549
http://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/11438
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmVgADSVS88


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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