CVE-2014-5461

Name: CVE-2014-5461
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2014-09-04T17:55:07.763+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 11.57%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-5461 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 11.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

11.57%

95.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Opensuse	Opensuse	12.3
Opensuse	Opensuse	13.1
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Debian	Debian Linux	7.0
Lua	Lua	5.1
Lua	Lua	5.1.1
Lua	Lua	5.1.2
Lua	Lua	5.1.3
Lua	Lua	5.1.4
Lua	Lua	5.1.5
Lua	Lua	5.2.0
Lua	Lua	5.2.1
Lua	Lua	5.2.2
Mageia	Mageia	3.0
Mageia	Mageia	4.0

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0414.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00030.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59890
http://secunia.com/advisories/60869
http://secunia.com/advisories/61411
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3015Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3016Third Party Advisory
http://www.lua.org/bugs.html#5.2.2-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:144Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/21/1Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/21/4Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/27/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69342Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2338-1Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-53
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-23
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0414.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00030.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59890
http://secunia.com/advisories/60869
http://secunia.com/advisories/61411
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3015Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3016Third Party Advisory
http://www.lua.org/bugs.html#5.2.2-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:144Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/21/1Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/21/4Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/27/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69342Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2338-1Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-53
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-23

Timeline

Published: Sep 4, 2014
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-5461?

How severe is CVE-2014-5461?

Severity scoring for CVE-2014-5461 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 11.57% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-5461?

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Source: NVD / NIST