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CVE-2024-5795

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 0.56%

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CVE-2024-5795 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A Denial of Service vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker to cause unbounded resource exhaustion by sending a large payload to the Git server. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in version 3.13.1, 3.12.6, 3.11.12, 3.10.14, and 3.9.17. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A Denial of Service vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker to cause unbounded resource exhaustion by sending a large payload to the Git server. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in version 3.13.1, 3.12.6, 3.11.12, 3.10.14, and 3.9.17. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.56%

42.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
GithubEnterprise Server>= 3.9.0, < 3.9.17
GithubEnterprise Server>= 3.10.0, < 3.10.14
GithubEnterprise Server>= 3.11.0, < 3.11.12
GithubEnterprise Server>= 3.12.0, < 3.12.6
GithubEnterprise Server3.13.0

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-5795?
A Denial of Service vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker to cause unbounded resource exhaustion by sending a large payload to the Git server. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in version 3.13.1, 3.12.6, 3.11.12, 3.10.14, and 3.9.17. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
How severe is CVE-2024-5795?
CVE-2024-5795 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5795?
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Source: NVD / NIST