#VU47701 Out-of-bounds read in Lua - CVE-2020-15889
Published: July 22, 2020 / Updated: October 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47701
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15889
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Lua
Lua
Software vendor:
Lua
Lua
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to getobjname heap-based buffer over-read within the youngcollection() function in lgc.c that uses markold for an insufficient number of list members. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.