Resource exhaustion in GitHub Enterprise Server
CVE-2024-5795
A Denial of Service vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker to cause unbounded resource exhaustion by sending a large payload to the Git server. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in version 3.13.1, 3.12.6, 3.11.12, 3.10.14, and 3.9.17. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (44.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitHub Enterprise Server — versions 3.13.0
- GitHub Enterprise Server — versions 3.9.0, 3.10.0, 3.11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes (Release Notes)
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes (Release Notes)
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes (Release Notes)
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes (Release Notes)
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.13/admin/release-notes (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-5795?
- CVE-2024-5795 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2024-07-16.
- How severe is CVE-2024-5795?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-5795 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.