title: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in GitLab
description: 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.
problem types: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
affected:
{
vendor: GitLab
product: GitLab
repo: git://git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab.git
versions:
version: 16.2, status: affected, lessThan: 16.3.6, versionType: semver
version: 16.4, status: affected, lessThan: 16.4.2, versionType: semver
version: 16.5, status: affected, lessThan: 16.5.1, versionType: semver
defaultStatus: unaffected
}
metrics:
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
attackVector: NETWORK
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: LOW
userInteraction: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 6.5
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
]
solutions: Upgrade to versions 16.5.1, 16.4.2, 16.3.6 or above.