Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 5, 2025· Updated Feb 5, 2025
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab
CVE-2024-2878
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.7 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service by crafting unusual search terms for branch names.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 15.7
- (no CPE)range: >=15.7, <16.9.7 OR >=16.10, <16.10.5 OR >=16.11, <16.11.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- hackerone.com/reports/2416356mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451918mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
News mentions
1- GitLab Patch Release: 16.11.2, 16.10.5, 16.9.7GitLab Security Releases · May 8, 2024