---
cve: "CVE-2020-15888"
severity: "HIGH"
cvss: 8.8
epss: "24%"
vendor: "Generic Security"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2020-07-21 22:15:12"
tags: [cve, security, high]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-16T21:27:28+02:00"
---

# CVE-2020-15888

> 8.8 HIGH

## Beschreibung

Lua through 5.4.0 mishandles the interaction between stack resizes and garbage collection, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, heap-based buffer over-read, or use-after-free.

## CVSS-Vektor

```
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
```

| Metrik | Wert | Bewertung |
|---|---|---|
| AV Angriffsvektor | Netzwerk | bad |
| AC Komplexität | Gering | bad |
| PR Privilegien | Keine | bad |
| UI Interaktion | Erforderlich | good |
| S Scope | Unverändert | good |
| C Vertraulichkeit | Hoch | bad |
| I Integrität | Hoch | bad |
| A Verfügbarkeit | Hoch | bad |

## Patch verfügbar (OSV)

- 6298903e35217ab69c279056f925fb72900ce0b7 (Commit)
- eb41999461b6f428186c55abd95f4ce1a76217d5 (Commit)

## Referenzen

- <http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2020-07/msg00053.html>
- <http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2020-07/msg00054.html>
- <http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2020-07/msg00071.html>
- <http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2020-07/msg00079.html>
- <https://github.com/lua/lua/commit/6298903e35217ab69c279056f925fb72900ce0b7>
- <https://github.com/lua/lua/commit/eb41999461b6f428186c55abd95f4ce1a76217d5>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2020-15888) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_