What is CVE-2024-8237?

CVE-2024-8237 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-11-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-8237?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gitlab

CVE-2024-8237

A Denial of Service (DoS) issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions prior to 12.6 prior to 17.4.5, 17.5 prior to 17.5.3, and 17.6 prior to 17.6.1. An attacker could cause a denial of service with a crafted cargo.toml file.

EPSS: 0.006 (45.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 17.6, 17.5, 17.6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-407 — Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

References

cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8237?: CVE-2024-8237 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-11-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-8237?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.