---
cve: "CVE-2024-2878"
severity: "HIGH"
cvss: 7.5
epss: "19.7%"
vendor: "GitLab"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2025-02-05 13:15:22"
tags: [cve, security, high]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-10-29T04:34:11+01:00"
---

# CVE-2024-2878

> 7.5 HIGH

## Beschreibung

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.

## CNA-Record (Kanon, cvelistV5)

- CNA: **GitLab**
- State: PUBLISHED
- Stand: 2025-02-05 20:11:02
- CNA-CVSS: **7.5** (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)

## CISA-Anreicherung (vulnrichment/ADP)

- CISA-SSVC (Coordinator, v2.0.3):
  - Exploitation: **none**
  - Automatable: **yes**
  - Technical Impact: **partial**

## CVSS-Vektor

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

| Metrik | Wert | Bewertung |
|---|---|---|
| AV Angriffsvektor | Netzwerk | bad |
| AC Komplexität | Gering | bad |
| PR Privilegien | Keine | bad |
| UI Interaktion | Keine | bad |
| S Scope | Unverändert | good |
| C Vertraulichkeit | Keine | good |
| I Integrität | Keine | good |
| A Verfügbarkeit | Hoch | bad |

## Schwachstellen-Klasse

- **CWE-770** — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
  The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.

## Angriffsmuster (CAPEC)

- [CAPEC-125 — Flooding](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html) _(Severity: Medium)_
- [CAPEC-130 — Excessive Allocation](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/130.html) _(Severity: Medium)_
- [CAPEC-147 — XML Ping of the Death](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/147.html) _(Severity: Medium)_
- [CAPEC-197 — Exponential Data Expansion](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/197.html) _(Severity: Medium)_
- [CAPEC-229 — Serialized Data Parameter Blowup](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/229.html) _(Severity: High)_
- [CAPEC-230 — Serialized Data with Nested Payloads](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/230.html) _(Severity: High)_
- [CAPEC-231 — Oversized Serialized Data Payloads](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/231.html) _(Severity: High)_
- [CAPEC-469 — HTTP DoS](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/469.html) _(Severity: Low)_

## ATT&CK-Techniken

- [T1498.001 — Network Denial of Service: Direct Network Flood](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1498/001/)
- [T1499 — Endpoint Denial of Service](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1499/)
- [T1499.003 — Endpoint Denial of Service:Application Exhaustion Flood](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1499/003/)
- [T1499.002 — Endpoint Denial of Service: Service Exhaustion Flood](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1499/002/)

## Patch verfügbar (OSV)

- 6878f253b7b50c8e6217ebfd03717b5e5ea960a4
- f5974fc8f24e7033135f5b0d4f77b68886b2e298

## BSI-Hinweise (deutsch)

- [GitLab: Mehrere Schwachstellen](https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/sicherheitshinweis/WID-SEC-W-2024-1073) — _BSI-Einstufung: mittel_
  Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GitLab ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Sicherheitsmechanismen zu umgehen und um Informationen offenzulegen.

## Referenzen

- <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/451918>
- <https://hackerone.com/reports/2416356>
- <https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/05/08/patch-release-gitlab-16-11-2-released/>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/sicherheitsluecken/cve-2024-2878/) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI WID (CSAF)_