Vulnerability · Published Nov 4, 2021 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2021-39907
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in GitLab from GitLab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE/EE starting with version 13.7. The stripping of EXIF data from certain images resulted in high CPU usage.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/299869 x_refsource_MISC
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1083182 x_refsource_MISC
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39907.json x_refsource_CONFIRM