CVE-2024-2878

HIGH

Gitlab < 16.9.7 - Resource Allocation Without Limits

Title source: rule

Description

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.

References (3)

[Broken Link] https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451918

[Permissions Required] https://hackerone.com/reports/2416356

[Release Notes] https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/05/08/patch-release-gitlab-16-11-2-released/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0321

EPSS Percentile 86.8%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-770

Status published

Affected Products (2)

gitlab/gitlab < 16.9.7

gitlab/gitlab < 16.9.7

Timeline

Published Feb 05, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026