NULL pointer dereference in Lua - CVE-2020-24369
Published: August 17, 2020 / Updated: August 25, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45991
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24369
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via the line hook of a stripped function, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.
Affected software
Lua
How to mitigate CVE-2020-24369
Install update from vendor's website.