Resource exhaustion in Lan Messenger
CVE-2024-4599
Remote denial of service vulnerability in LAN Messenger affecting version 3.4.0. This vulnerability allows an attacker to crash the LAN Messenger service by sending a long string directly and continuously over the UDP protocol.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.007 (48.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Lan Messenger — versions 3.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-4599?
- CVE-2024-4599 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lan Messenger, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-05-07.
- How severe is CVE-2024-4599?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-4599 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.