VDB-211151 · CVE-2022-2908 · Issue 36373

GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition Commit Message resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Commit Message Handler. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-2908. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition (Bug Tracking Software) (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Commit Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A potential DoS vulnerability was discovered in Gitlab CE/EE versions starting from 10.7 before 15.1.5, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.3, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.1 allowed an attacker to trigger high CPU usage via a special crafted input added in the Commit message field.

The weakness was released 10/18/2022 as 36373. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-2908 since 08/19/2022. 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 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35136). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Bug Tracking Software

Vendor

GitLab

Name

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://gitlab.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 4.3
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.3
CNA Vector (GitLab Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/19/2022 🔍
10/18/2022 +60 days 🔍
10/18/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/28/2026 +1318 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 36373
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2022-2908 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2908
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-211151
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2022 10:43
Updated: 05/28/2026 03:56
Changes: 10/18/2022 10:43 (51), 05/14/2025 04:10 (24), 05/28/2026 03:56 (1)
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