Resource exhaustion in Gitlab
CVE-2022-3759
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.3 before 15.6.7, all versions starting from 15.7 before 15.7.6, all versions starting from 15.8 before 15.8.1. An attacker may upload a crafted CI job artifact zip file in a project that uses dynamic child pipelines and make a sidekiq job allocate a lot of memory. In GitLab instances where Sidekiq is memory-limited, this may cause Denial of Service.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.012 (65.5th 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 >=14.3, <15.6.7, >=15.7, <15.7.6, >=15.8, <15.8.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@gitlab.com (Broken Link)
- cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required)
- cve@gitlab.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-3759?
- CVE-2022-3759 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-02-13.
- How severe is CVE-2022-3759?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.