CVE-2023-5825 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-5825: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in GitLab

Vendor Gitlab
Product GitLab
Weakness CWE-835
Published November 6, 2023
Last update April 29, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.3.6, all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.2, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.1. A low-privileged attacker can point a CI/CD Component to an incorrect path and cause the server to exhaust all available memory through an infinite loop and cause Denial of Service.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 6, 2023 CVE published
April 29, 2026 Record updated