Vulnerability identifier: #VU72631
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Lua
Universal components / Libraries /
Scripting languages
Vendor: Lua
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the lua_resume() function of ldo.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted script file to he application, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Lua: 5.1 - 5.3.4
External links
http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2021-11/msg00015.html
http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2021-10/msg00123.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C7XHFYHGSZKL53VCLSJSAJ6VMFGAIXKO/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3EMGAQ5Y6GXJLY4K5DUOOEQT4MZ4J4F/
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.