Buffer overflow in the vararg functions in ldo.c in Lua 5.1 through 5.2.x before 5.2.3…
Priority LOW 37CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.12029 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 16
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.3 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 14.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | Lua |
| cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.1 | Vulnerable | Lua |
| cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.2 | Vulnerable | Lua |
| cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.3 | Vulnerable | Lua |
| cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.4 | Vulnerable | Lua |
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Lua
- cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·Lua
- cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·Lua
- cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.3 Vulnerable ·Lua
- cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.4 Vulnerable ·Lua
Show 6 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.5 | Vulnerable | Lua |
| cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.0 | Vulnerable | Lua |
| cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.1 | Vulnerable | Lua |
| cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.2 | Vulnerable | Lua |
| cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Mageia |
| cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Mageia |
- cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.5 Vulnerable ·Lua
- cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·Lua
- cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·Lua
- cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·Lua
- cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Mageia
- cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Mageia
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-5461
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v3hh-4h88-w4mr
References
Exploit 2
Sources
- CVE-2014-5461 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-5461 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v3hh-4h88-w4mr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-5461 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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