GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition Job Log Parser denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition. This affects an unknown function of the component Job Log Parser. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-3279. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition (Bug Tracking Software) (version now known). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Job Log Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

An unhandled exception in job log parsing in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions prior to 15.2.5, 15.3 prior to 15.3.4, and 15.4 prior to 15.4.1 allows an attacker to prevent access to job logs

The weakness was published 10/18/2022 as 36424. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-3279 since 09/23/2022. 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.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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CNA Base Score: 2.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/23/2022 🔍
10/18/2022 +25 days 🔍
10/18/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/13/2025 +938 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 36424
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-3279 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3279
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-211175

Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2022 11:25
Updated: 05/13/2025 18:28
Changes: 10/18/2022 11:25 (51), 11/10/2022 08:15 (11), 05/13/2025 18:28 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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