9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-25176
LuaJIT Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

LuaJIT through 2.1 and OpenRusty luajit2 before v2.1-20240626 have a stack-buffer-overflow in lj_strfmt_wfnum in lj_strfmt_num.c.

INFO

Published Date :

July 7, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 24, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-25176 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Luajit luajit
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2024-25176 vulnerability.
There is no known solution at this time.
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-2024-25176.

URL Resource
https://gist.github.com/pwnhacker0x18/cd75d01fc7c9b6c85c183fbe5353d276 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/commit/343ce0edaf3906a62022936175b2f5410024cbfc Patch
https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/issues/1149 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/openresty/luajit2/commit/343ce0edaf3906a62022936175b2f5410024cbfc
https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/issues/1149 Exploit Issue Tracking
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-25176 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 24, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description LuaJIT through 2.1 has a stack-buffer-overflow in lj_strfmt_wfnum in lj_strfmt_num.c. LuaJIT through 2.1 and OpenRusty luajit2 before v2.1-20240626 have a stack-buffer-overflow in lj_strfmt_wfnum in lj_strfmt_num.c.
    Added Reference https://github.com/openresty/luajit2/commit/343ce0edaf3906a62022936175b2f5410024cbfc
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:luajit:luajit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.1.0
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://gist.github.com/pwnhacker0x18/cd75d01fc7c9b6c85c183fbe5353d276 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/commit/343ce0edaf3906a62022936175b2f5410024cbfc Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/issues/1149 Types: Exploit, Issue Tracking
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/issues/1149 Types: Exploit, Issue Tracking
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 08, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-121
    Added Reference https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/issues/1149
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 07, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description LuaJIT through 2.1 has a stack-buffer-overflow in lj_strfmt_wfnum in lj_strfmt_num.c.
    Added Reference https://gist.github.com/pwnhacker0x18/cd75d01fc7c9b6c85c183fbe5353d276
    Added Reference https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/commit/343ce0edaf3906a62022936175b2f5410024cbfc
    Added Reference https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/issues/1149
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
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