CVE-2018-14601 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a Denial of Service in GitLab by exploiting slow Markdown rendering times.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-14601?
CVE-2018-14601 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 27 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition 11.1.x before 11.1.2. A Denial of Service can occur because Markdown rendering times are slow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14601?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14601?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14601 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-14601 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14601 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-98q2-5x6f-qwc9.