Gitlab update for Apache Thrift

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU50684

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13949

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted messages and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

GitLab Enterprise Edition: 11.8.0 - 13.9.1

Gitlab Community Edition: 11.8.0 - 13.9.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-ee:11.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-ee:11.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab-ee:11.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:11.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:11.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:11.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2021/03/04/security-release-gitlab-13-9-2-released/

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.