CVE-2024-8233

Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in GitLab

Published Dec 12, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.4 before 17.4.6, 17.5 before 17.5.4, and 17.6 before 17.6.2. An attacker could cause a denial of service with requests for diff files on a commit or merge request.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to versions 17.6.2, 17.5.4, 17.4.6 or above.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-49593 An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.4 before 17.4.6, 17.5 before 17.5.4, and 17.6 before 17.6.2. An attacker could cause a denial of service with requests for diff files on a commit or merge request.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00128}

epss

{'score': 0.00075}

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.4 before 17.4.6, 17.5 before 17.5.4, and 17.6 before 17.6.2. An attacker could cause a denial of service with requests for diff files on a commit or merge request.
Title Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in GitLab
First Time appeared Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
Weaknesses CWE-407
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
Dec 12, 2024, 3:44 PM
Reserved
Aug 27, 2024, 2:30 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Dec 12, 2024, 12:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:22 AM