CVE-2022-3639

A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 10.8 before 15.1.6, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.4, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.2. Improper data handling on branch creation could have been used to trigger high CPU usage.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3639.json	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3639.json	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/366876	Broken Link
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/366876	Broken Link

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab::::::::

History

07 May 2025, 15:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/366876 - Broken Link~~	() https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/366876 - Broken Link
References	~~(CONFIRM) https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3639.json - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3639.json - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Information

Published : 2022-10-21 16:15

Updated : 2025-05-07 15:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-3639

Mitre link : CVE-2022-3639

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gitlab

gitlab

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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