What is CVE-2021-39907?

CVE-2021-39907 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2021-39907?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Gitlab

CVE-2021-39907

A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE/EE starting with version 13.7. The stripping of EXIF data from certain images resulted in high CPU usage.

EPSS: 0.014 (70.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions >=14.4, <14.4.1, >=14.3, <14.3.4, >=13.7, <14.2.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

cve@gitlab.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@gitlab.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-39907?: CVE-2021-39907 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-39907?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.