CVE-2023-4540 describes an Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the daurnimator lua-http library, affecting all versions prior to commit ddab283. An unauthenticated attacker can trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) by sending a specially crafted request, causing the program to enter an infinite loop due to excessive allocation. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-exploitable issue with low attack complexity and high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:daurnimator:lua-http:0.4:*:*:*:*:lua:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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