CVE-2024-2829

Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitLab

Published Apr 25, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 26.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.5 before 16.9.6, all versions starting from 16.10 before 16.10.4, all versions starting from 16.11 before 16.11.1. A crafted wildcard filter in FileFinder may lead to a denial of service.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to versions 16.9.6, 16.10.4, 16.11.1 or above.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-27773 An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.5 before 16.9.6, all versions starting from 16.10 before 16.10.4, all versions starting from 16.11 before 16.11.1. A crafted wildcard filter in FileFinder may lead to a denial of service.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.11.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.11.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in GitLab Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitLab
Weaknesses CWE-1333
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
Nov 20, 2025, 4:12 AM
Reserved
Mar 22, 2024, 2:30 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 25, 2024, 11:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:25 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 25, 2024, 12:00 AM