GitHub Enterprise Server DoS: Unbounded Payload before v3.14 (Fixed in 3.13.1)
CVE-2024-5795 Published on July 16, 2024
Denial of Service vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed resource exhaustion
A Denial of Service vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker to cause unbounded resource exhaustion by sending a large payload to the Git server. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in version 3.13.1, 3.12.6, 3.11.12, 3.10.14, and 3.9.17. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-5795 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CVE-2024-5795 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-5795
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Affected Versions
GitHub Enterprise Server:- Version 3.9.0, <= 3.9.16 is affected.
- Version 3.10.0, <= 3.10.13 is affected.
- Version 3.11.0, <= 3.11.11 is affected.
- Version 3.12.0, <= 3.12.5 is affected.
- Version 3.13, <= 3.13.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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