GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 11.1.0/11.1.1 Markdown Slow resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition 11.1.0/11.1.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Markdown Handler. Performing a manipulation results in resource management (Slow). This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-14601. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition 11.1.0/11.1.1 (Bug Tracking Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Markdown Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability (Slow). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 11.1.x before 11.1.2. A Denial of Service can occur because Markdown rendering times are slow.

The bug was discovered 07/26/2018. The weakness was published 07/27/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at about.gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-14601 since 07/26/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111362 (FreeBSD : Gitlab -- multiple vulnerabilities (2da838f9-9168-11e8-8c75-d8cb8abf62dd)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 11.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 hours after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (111362). Similar entries are available at VDB-122236, VDB-122237, VDB-122238 and VDB-122239. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Slow
Class: Resource management / Slow
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 111362
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : Gitlab -- multiple vulnerabilities (2da838f9-9168-11e8-8c75-d8cb8abf62dd)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 11.1.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 49409
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-14601 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-14601
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122235
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/27/2018 07:53
Updated: 04/27/2023 08:09
Changes: 07/27/2018 07:53 (67), 03/10/2020 15:46 (3), 04/27/2023 08:09 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:730:103

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