VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-39702

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.56%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-07-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

In lj_str_hash.c in OpenResty 1.19.3.1 through 1.25.3.1, the string hashing function (used during string interning) allows HashDoS (Hash Denial of Service) attacks. An attacker could cause excessive resource usage during proxy operations via crafted requests, potentially leading to a denial of service with relatively few incoming requests. This vulnerability only exists in the OpenResty fork in the openresty/luajit2 GitHub repository. The LuaJIT/LuaJIT repository. is unaffected.

Weakness classification

  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-407

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