Vulnerability in Lua

CVE-2020-15945

Lua 5.4.0 (fixed in 5.4.1) has a segmentation fault in changedline in ldebug.c (e.g., when called by luaG_traceexec) because it incorrectly expects that an oldpc value is always updated upon a return of the flow of control to a function.

EPSS: 0.005 (41.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Lua
  • N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15945?
CVE-2020-15945 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lua. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-07-24.
How severe is CVE-2020-15945?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-15945 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.