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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-4210
CVE-2024-4210:
GitLab vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 12.6 before 17.0.6, 17.1 prior to 17.1.4, and 17.2 prior to 17.2.2. The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a denial of service using crafted adoc files (GitLab Release, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The issue is related to the processing of adoc files and has been classified under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability can cause a denial of service condition affecting the entire GitLab instance. According to the bug report, the attack can cause significant CPU resource consumption, with effects lasting until a 60-second timeout is reached (GitLab Issue).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in GitLab versions 17.0.6, 17.1.4, and 17.2.2. Users are strongly recommended to upgrade to these or later versions immediately. GitLab.com is already running the patched version (GitLab Release).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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