cve/2024/CVE-2024-2878.md

### [CVE-2024-2878](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-2878)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=GitLab&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=15.7%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=16.10%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=16.11%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-770%3A%20Allocation%20of%20Resources%20Without%20Limits%20or%20Throttling&color=brightgreen)

### Description

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.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cve-scores