PT-2021-22754 · Gitlab · Gitlab Ce/Ee+1

Published 2021-11-04 · Updated 2024-03-06 · CVE-2021-39907

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GitLab CE/EE versions 13.7 and later

Description A potential DOS issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE. The stripping of EXIF data from certain images resulted in high CPU usage.

Recommendations For GitLab CE/EE versions 13.7 and later, consider disabling the image processing feature that strips EXIF data until a patch is available. Restrict access to the image upload functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770

Related Identifiers

BIT-GITLAB-2021-39907

CVE-2021-39907

Affected Products

Gitlab

Gitlab Ce/Ee

References · 11

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39907 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39907 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-39907 · Vendor Advisory
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39907.json · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39907 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-gitlab-2021-39907 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39907 · Vendor Advisory
• https://hackerone.com/reports/1083182 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/23020 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/23006 · Telegram Post
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/299869 · Note