Name: CVE-2024-2878: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2024-2878, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.19726

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.7 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. It was possible for an attacker to cause a denial of service by crafting unusual search terms for branch names.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Freebsd	—	Upgrade gitlab-ceUpgrade gitlab-ee	Dec 10, 2025	May 9, 2024
Gitlab Gitlab	—	Upgrade Gitlab to the latest version	Apr 22, 2025	Feb 5, 2025

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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