GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 17.1.5/17.2.3/17.3.0 Import resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.1.5/17.2.3/17.3.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Import Handler. This manipulation causes resource consumption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-8041. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.1.5/17.2.3/17.3.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Import 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:

A Denial of Service (DoS) issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions prior to 17.1.6, 17.2 prior to 17.2.4, and 17.3 prior to 17.3.1. A denial of service could occur upon importing a maliciously crafted repository using the GitHub importer.

The weakness was disclosed by a92847865. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-8041 since 08/21/2024. 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 17.1.6, 17.2.4 or 17.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 17.1.6/17.2.4/17.3.1

Timelineinfo

08/21/2024 🔍
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09/12/2024 +21 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: gitlab.com
Researcher: a92847865
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-8041 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8041
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-275587

Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2024 18:06
Updated: 09/12/2024 06:02
Changes: 08/22/2024 18:06 (66), 08/23/2024 15:07 (1), 09/12/2024 06:02 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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