#VU28186 Improper locking in Gitea - CVE-2020-13246 

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#VU28186 Improper locking in Gitea - CVE-2020-13246

Published: May 22, 2020 / Updated: July 12, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28186
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13246
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Gitea
Software vendor:
The Gitea Authors

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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