Is CVE-2024-39702 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-39702 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-39702?

CVE-2024-39702 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-39702?

CVE-2024-39702 has an EPSS score of 0.56% (43th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-39702?

Upgrade openresty to 1.21.4.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-39702

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-407

How to fix

Remediation Available

openrestyNVD

Affected:>= 1.21.4.1, < 1.21.4.4Fixed in:1.21.4.4CVE-2024-39702derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days

43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

openresty.org

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2020-27223	Medium	5.2	78%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-36021	Medium	5.5	60%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-33582	High	7.5	3.1%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-43485	High	7.5	3.1%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-43484	High	7.5	2.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-10396	High	7.5	2.9%	-	-

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