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CVE-2021-44964

Published: Mar 14, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-416
NVD MITRE
6.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 40.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Use after free in garbage collector and finalizer of lgc.c in Lua interpreter 5.4.0~5.4.3 allows attackers to perform Sandbox Escape via a crafted script file.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
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
luaoss-projectOSS Librariesaka lua

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Exploitability

3 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2021-11/msg00186.html
lua-users.org
http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2021-12/msg00007.html
lua-users.org
http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2021-12/msg00015.html
lua-users.org
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Timeline

Published
Mar 14, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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