GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 16.8.4/16.9.2/16.10.0 Label Description resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.8.4/16.9.2/16.10.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Label Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument Description can lead to resource consumption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-2818. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.8.4/16.9.2/16.10.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Label Handler. The manipulation of the argument description with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 16.8.5, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.3, all versions starting from 16.10 before 16.10.1. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service using malicious crafted description parameter for labels.

The weakness was shared by Thanks Quintin Crist. The advisory is shared for download at gitlab.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-2818 since 03/22/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 16.8.5, 16.9.3 or 16.10.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 16.8.5/16.9.3/16.10.1

Timelineinfo

03/22/2024 🔍
03/28/2024 +6 days 🔍
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12/12/2024 +258 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 43480
Researcher: Thanks Quintin Crist
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-2818 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-2818
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-258424

Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2024 08:48
Updated: 12/12/2024 00:44
Changes: 03/28/2024 08:48 (66), 05/06/2024 15:30 (1), 05/06/2024 15:36 (1), 10/03/2024 15:07 (2), 12/12/2024 00:44 (11)
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