What is the severity of CVE-2024-8233?

CVE-2024-8233 has been classified as a denial of service vulnerability that potentially affects a wide range of GitLab versions.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8233?

To fix CVE-2024-8233, upgrade to GitLab versions 17.4.6, 17.5.4, or 17.6.2 or later.

What versions are affected by CVE-2024-8233?

CVE-2024-8233 affects GitLab CE/EE versions from 9.4 up to but not including 17.4.6, 17.5 up to but not including 17.5.4, and 17.6 up to but not including 17.6.2.

What is the impact of CVE-2024-8233?

The impact of CVE-2024-8233 is potential denial of service, allowing attackers to disrupt services by requesting diff files on commits or merge requests.

Can CVE-2024-8233 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2024-8233 can be exploited remotely by sending specially crafted requests to the affected GitLab server.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2024-8233

high

7.5

CWE

407

12/12/2024

CVE-2024-8233: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in GitLab

First published: Thu Dec 12 2024(Updated: )

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 9.4 before 17.4.6, 17.5 before 17.5.4, and 17.6 before 17.6.2. An attacker could cause a denial of service with requests for diff files on a commit or merge request.

Credit: cve@gitlab.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
GitLab Community Edition	>9.4<17.4.6>17.5<17.5.4>17.6<17.6.2

Remedy

Upgrade to versions 17.6.2, 17.5.4, 17.4.6 or above.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-8233?
CVE-2024-8233 has been classified as a denial of service vulnerability that potentially affects a wide range of GitLab versions.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8233?
To fix CVE-2024-8233, upgrade to GitLab versions 17.4.6, 17.5.4, or 17.6.2 or later.
What versions are affected by CVE-2024-8233?
CVE-2024-8233 affects GitLab CE/EE versions from 9.4 up to but not including 17.4.6, 17.5 up to but not including 17.5.4, and 17.6 up to but not including 17.6.2.
What is the impact of CVE-2024-8233?
The impact of CVE-2024-8233 is potential denial of service, allowing attackers to disrupt services by requesting diff files on commits or merge requests.
Can CVE-2024-8233 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2024-8233 can be exploited remotely by sending specially crafted requests to the affected GitLab server.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-8233?
CVE-2024-8233 has been classified as a denial of service vulnerability that potentially affects a wide range of GitLab versions.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8233?
To fix CVE-2024-8233, upgrade to GitLab versions 17.4.6, 17.5.4, or 17.6.2 or later.
What versions are affected by CVE-2024-8233?
CVE-2024-8233 affects GitLab CE/EE versions from 9.4 up to but not including 17.4.6, 17.5 up to but not including 17.5.4, and 17.6 up to but not including 17.6.2.
What is the impact of CVE-2024-8233?
The impact of CVE-2024-8233 is potential denial of service, allowing attackers to disrupt services by requesting diff files on commits or merge requests.
Can CVE-2024-8233 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2024-8233 can be exploited remotely by sending specially crafted requests to the affected GitLab server.