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CVE-2019-6706

Published: Jan 23, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-416
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
17.2%
Top 3.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Lua 5.3.5 has a use-after-free in lua_upvaluejoin in lapi.c. For example, a crash outcome might be achieved by an attacker who is able to trigger a debug.upvaluejoin call in which the arguments have certain relationships.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

n/an/a
lualua
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
UbuntuCanonical Ltd.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
luaoss-projectOSS Librariesaka lua
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
canonical ltd.commercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151335/Lua-5.3.5-Use-After-Free.html
packetstormsecurity.com
https://github.com/Lua-Project/cve-analysis/blob/a43c9ccd00274b31fa2f24c6c8f20ce36655682d/CVE-2019-6706.pdf
github.com
https://github.com/lua/lua/commit/89aee84cbc9224f638f3b7951b306d2ee8ecb71e
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Jan 23, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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