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Open Resty Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity Vulnerability - CVE-2024-39702 - Vulnerability Database
Open Resty

Open Resty Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity Vulnerability - CVE-2024-39702

Medium
Reference: CVE-2024-39702
NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39702
Title: Open Resty Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity Vulnerability
Overview:

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.