CVE-2024-2878 HIGH

CVE-2024-2878: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLab

Vendor Gitlab
Product GitLab
Weakness CWE-770 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
Published February 5, 2025
Last update February 5, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 15.7 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service by crafting unusual search terms for branch names.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 5, 2025 CVE published
February 5, 2025 Record updated