CVE-2020-15889
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 21, 2020 at 09:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:57 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLua
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Lua 5.4.0 has a getobjname heap-based buffer over-read because youngcollection in lgc.c uses markold for an insufficient number of list members.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2020-07/msg00078.htmlx_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2020-12/msg00157.htmlx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/lua/lua/commit/127e7a6c8942b362aa3c6627f44d660a4fb75312CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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