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ID:6139 - Exploit for Heap use-after-free in Lua - CVE-2019-6706
ID:6139 - Exploit for Heap use-after-free in Lua - CVE-2019-6706
Published: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17229
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6706
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Lua
Lua
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a geap use-after-free error in lua_upvaluejoin in lapi.c. A remote attacker who is able to trigger a debug.upvaluejoin call in which the arguments have certain relationships can cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.