CVE-2024-8237: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in GitLab

6.5 CVSS

Description

A Denial of Service (DoS) issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions prior to 12.6 prior to 17.4.5, 17.5 prior to 17.5.3, and 17.6 prior to 17.6.1. An attacker could cause a denial of service with a crafted cargo.toml file.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-8237

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 6.5

Affected Products

Vendor: GitLab

Product: GitLab

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 19.3% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480900
https://hackerone.com/reports/2648665

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