CVE-2021-22216
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CVE-2021-22216 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A denial of service vulnerability in all versions of GitLab CE/EE before 13.12.2, 13.11.5 or 13.10.5 allows an attacker to cause uncontrolled resource consumption with a very long issue or merge request description. EPSS estimates a 1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A denial of service vulnerability in all versions of GitLab CE/EE before 13.12.2, 13.11.5 or 13.10.5 allows an attacker to cause uncontrolled resource consumption with a very long issue or merge request description
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | < 13.10.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 13.11.0, < 13.11.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 13.12.0, < 13.12.2 |
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Timeline
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- Status
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