Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.6 prior to 17.2.9, starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.5, and starting from 17.4 prior to 17.4.2, where viewing diffs of MR with conflicts can be slow.
Problem types
CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
Product status
13.6 (semver) before 17.2.9
17.3 (semver) before 17.3.5
17.4 (semver) before 17.4.2
Credits
Thanks [a92847865](https://hackerone.com/a92847865) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480867
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480867 (GitLab Issue #480867)
hackerone.com/reports/2650086 (HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2650086)