VDB-269779 · CVE-2024-1493 · Issue 441806

GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 16.11.4/17.0.2/17.1.0 Dependency File resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.11.4/17.0.2/17.1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Dependency File Handler. This manipulation causes resource consumption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-1493. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.11.4/17.0.2/17.1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Dependency File Handler. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 9.2 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1, with the processing logic for generating link in dependency files can lead to a regular expression DoS attack on the server

The weakness was shared by joaxcar as 441806. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-1493 since 02/14/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. 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 16.11.5, 17.0.3 or 17.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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Bug Tracking Software

Vendor

GitLab

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open-source

Website

Vendor: https://gitlab.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 16.11.5/17.0.3/17.1.1

Timelineinfo

02/14/2024 🔍
06/27/2024 +133 days 🔍
06/27/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/29/2024 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 441806
Researcher: joaxcar
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-1493 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-1493
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-269779

Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2024 06:29
Updated: 06/29/2024 07:28
Changes: 06/27/2024 06:29 (67), 06/29/2024 07:28 (11)
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