Security advisory

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  "id": "42dc4fe4afad38f8628a136c46a7d1b1a8e6d43fa235ed1c88ac635a7f227ca4",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-39907",
  "method": "structured",
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    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-39907",
    "summary": "A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE/EE starting with version 13.7. The stripping of EXIF data from certain images resulted in high CPU usage.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-39907",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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            "v14.3.3-ee",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-30T10:30:53.662097193Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39907.json",
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/299869",
        "https://hackerone.com/reports/1083182"
      ],
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    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 438885,
  "published_at": "2021-11-05T00:15:11.047+00:00"
}