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Openlitespeed CVE-2024-31617

MEDIUM
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)
2024-05-22 cve@mitre.org
Denial Of Service Openlitespeed
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre
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Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY
5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
May 22, 2024 - 18:15 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionCVE.org

OpenLiteSpeed before 1.8.1 mishandles chunked encoding.

AnalysisAI

OpenLiteSpeed before 1.8.1 mishandles chunked encoding. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Allocation of Resources Without Limits (CWE-770), which allows attackers to exhaust system resources through uncontrolled allocation. Affected products include: Litespeedtech Openlitespeed. Version information: before 1.8.1.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Set resource limits, implement rate limiting, validate input sizes.

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