Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).
CVE-2019-6706 — Use After Free in Lua5.1
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.9%
top 24.27%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJan 23
Latest updateMay 13
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
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages7 packages
Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
2💥Exploits & PoCs
1📋Vendor Advisories
4Microsoft▶
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 ce↗2019-01-08
Debian▶
CVE-2019-6706: lua5.1 - Lua 5.3.5 has a use-after-free in lua_upvaluejoin in lapi.c. For example, a cras...↗2019