CVE-2014-5461
Lua Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
Buffer overflow in the vararg functions in ldo.c in Lua 5.1 through 5.2.x before 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a small number of arguments to a function with a large number of fixed arguments.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 4, 2014, 5:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 3, 2023, 12:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2014-5461 has a 8 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2014-5461
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2014-5461.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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Dockerfile Makefile Python Shell
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Dockerfile Makefile Shell Python
Lunacy is a fork of Lua 5.1 being actively maintained
Lua Makefile C C++ Batchfile Shell
Map Vulnerabilities into Different Layers of the Container Image
Python
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Dockerfile Makefile Shell Python
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Dockerfile Makefile Shell Python
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a tool to perform static analysis of known vulnerabilities, trojans, viruses, malware & other malicious threats in docker images/containers and to monitor the docker daemon and running docker containers for detecting anomalous activities
docker security static-analysis vulnerabilities detecting-anomalous-activities malware-detection
Python Makefile Shell Dockerfile
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2014-5461 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2014-5461 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 03, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-23 [No Types Assigned] -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-53 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/61411 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 29, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 5 OR *cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/27/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/27/2 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0414.html No Types Assigned http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0414.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/21/1 Exploit, Patch http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/21/1 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Exploit, Patch Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00030.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00030.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3015 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3015 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/21/4 Exploit, Patch http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/21/4 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Exploit, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:144 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:144 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2338-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2338-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69342 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69342 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3016 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3016 Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 03, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0414.html Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:144 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 14, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2338-1 Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00030.html -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 05, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-5461 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-5461
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.30 }} -0.12%
score
0.65877
percentile