GitLab Enterprise Edition prior 16.6.7/16.7.5/16.8.2 CODEOWNERS File resource consumption
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GitLab Enterprise Edition (Bug Tracking Software). This affects an unknown function of the component CODEOWNERS File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 11.3 before 16.6.7, all versions starting from 16.7 before 16.7.5, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.2. It was possible for an attacker to cause a client-side denial of service using malicious crafted content in the CODEOWNERS file.
The weakness was published 02/08/2024 by joaxcar as 435036. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-6736 since 12/12/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 16.6.7, 16.7.5 or 16.8.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
CNA Vector (GitLab Inc.): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Resource consumptionCWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Enterprise Edition 16.6.7/16.7.5/16.8.2
Timeline
12/12/2023 CVE reserved02/08/2024 Advisory disclosed
02/08/2024 VulDB entry created
02/08/2024 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: gitlab.comAdvisory: 435036
Researcher: joaxcar
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2023-6736 (🔒)
Entry
Created: 02/08/2024 09:34Changes: 02/08/2024 09:34 (52)
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