CVE-2019-19313 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in GitLab EE by using specific characters that prevent creating, editing, or viewing issues and commits.

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-2019-19313?

CVE-2019-19313 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 5 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

GitLab EE 12.3 through 12.5, 12.4.3, and 12.3.6 allows Denial of Service. Certain characters were making it impossible to create, edit, or view issues and commits.

Weakness: CWE-755

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19313?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gitlab Gitlab.

How do I fix CVE-2019-19313?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19313 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-2019-19313 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19313 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-m874-44cm-939v.

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