Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU100974

Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2024-8237

Published: November 27, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU100974

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8237

CWE-ID: CWE-407

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to inefficient algorithmic complexity. A remote user can use a specially crafted cargo.toml file and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2024-8237

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 17.4.5, 17.5.3, 17.6.1
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 17.4.5, 17.5.3, 17.6.1

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