Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2024 · Assigned by GitLab

CVE-2024-8233Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in GitLab

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-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 0.8% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.4 before 17.4.6, 17.5 before 17.5.4, and 17.6 before 17.6.2. An attacker could cause a denial of service with requests for diff files on a commit or merge request.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
GitLab GitLab 9.4 – before 17.4.617.5 – before 17.5.417.6 – before 17.6.2

Weakness: CWE-407 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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