Unscored severity · published Sep 4, 2014
CVE-2014-5461
Buffer overflow in the vararg functions in ldo.c in Lua 5.1 through 5.2.x before 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a small number…
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CVSS
12%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer overflow in the vararg functions in ldo.c in Lua 5.1 through 5.2.x before 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a small number of arguments to a function with a large number of fixed arguments.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)12.0% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0 · source: NVD
LU
Lua · Lua
5.1; 5.1.1; 5.1.2; 5.1.3; 5.1.4; 5.1.5; +3 more · source: NVD
MA
Mageia · Mageia
3.0; 4.0 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
12.3; 13.1 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5461
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5461
Third Party Advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0414.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00030.html
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/59890
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/60869
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/61411
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3015
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