Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU45993

#VU45993 Input validation error in Lua - CVE-2020-24371

Published: August 17, 2020 / Updated: August 25, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU45993

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24371

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Lua

Software vendor:
Lua

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

lgc.c in Lua 5.4.0 mishandles the interaction between barriers and the sweep phase, leading to a memory access violation involving collectgarbage.

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