CVE-2024-1816: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in GitLab

Published Jun 26, 2024
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Updated

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.0 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1, which allows for an attacker to cause a denial of service using a crafted OpenAPI file.

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
GitLab GitLab>=12.0<16.11.5
GitLab GitLab>=12.0<16.11.5
GitLab GitLab>=17.0.0<17.0.3
GitLab GitLab>=17.0.0<17.0.3
GitLab GitLab=17.1.0
GitLab GitLab=17.1.0
GitLab GitLab>=12.0<16.11.5, >=17.0<17.0.3, >=17.1<17.1.1
16.11.517.0.317.1.1

Remediation

Information

Upgrade to versions 17.1.1, 17.0.3, 16.11.5 or above.

Event History

Jun 26, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:31 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:31 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Apr 22, 2026
Data Sourced
via GitLab·08:52 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-1816?

CVE-2024-1816 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability affecting several versions of GitLab.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-1816?

To resolve CVE-2024-1816, upgrade GitLab to version 16.11.5 or higher, or to version 17.0.3 or higher, or version 17.1.1 or higher.

3

Which versions of GitLab are affected by CVE-2024-1816?

The affected GitLab versions are all from 12.0 to below 16.11.5, from 17.0 to below 17.0.3, and 17.1.0.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2024-1816 enable?

CVE-2024-1816 allows for an attacker to execute a denial of service attack using a specially crafted OpenAPI file.

5

Is CVE-2024-1816 applicable to both GitLab CE and EE?

Yes, CVE-2024-1816 affects both GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) across specified versions.

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