CVE-2014-5461 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in Lua vararg functions allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted arguments, impacting applications using the library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-5461?
CVE-2014-5461 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 4 Sep 2014.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5461?
It affects 5 products.
Linux distribution packages (1)
moarvm openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2025.05-1.1 |
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Lua Lua, Mageia Mageia, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5461?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-5461 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5461 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as AZL-41108, AZL-45036, DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5461, DLA-47-1, DSA-3015-1, DSA-3016-1 and 5 more.