Resource management error in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2020-26411

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Resource management error in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2020-26411

Published: December 10, 2020 / Updated: December 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48969
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26411
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Software vendor:
GitLab, Inc

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application. A remote user can use a specific query name for a project search that causes statement timeouts leads to a denial of service.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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