What is CVE-2022-3639?

CVE-2022-3639 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-3639?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Gitlab

CVE-2022-3639

A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 10.8 before 15.1.6, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.4, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.2. Improper data handling on branch creation could have been used to trigger high CPU usage.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.008 (54.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions >=10.8, <15.1.6, >=15.2, <15.2.4, >=15.3, <15.3.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

cve@gitlab.com (Broken Link)
cve@gitlab.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3639?: CVE-2022-3639 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-3639?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.