CVE-2021-39907 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2021-11-04

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

GitLab

GitLab

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`>=14.4, <14.4.1`	affected	—
`>=14.3, <14.3.4`	affected	—
`>=13.7, <14.2.6`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-26263	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00248.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39907.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/299869
https://hackerone.com/reports/1083182

History

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Subscriptions

Gitlab Gitlab

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published: 2021-11-04T23:14:42.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T02:20:33.681Z

Reserved: 2021-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-39907

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-11-05T00:15:11.047

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:20:31.757

Link: CVE-2021-39907

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-770

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