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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.11.4/17.0.2/17.1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component OpenAPI File Handler. Such manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-1816. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.11.4/17.0.2/17.1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component OpenAPI File 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. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.0 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1, which allows for an attacker to cause a denial of service using a crafted OpenAPI file.

The weakness was published by joaxcar as 442852. The advisory is shared for download at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-1816 since 02/23/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 16.11.5, 17.0.3 or 17.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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

02/23/2024 🔍
06/27/2024 +124 days 🔍
06/27/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/29/2024 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 442852
Researcher: joaxcar
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-1816 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-1816
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-269780

Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2024 06:30
Updated: 06/29/2024 07:28
Changes: 06/27/2024 06:30 (67), 06/29/2024 07:28 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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