CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-15890

HIGHEPSS 85th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

LuaJit through 2.1.0-beta3 has an out-of-bounds read because __gc handler frame traversal is mishandled.

How to fix

Remediation Available
luajitDebian
Fixed in:2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-5.3+deb11u1CVE-2020-15890
Fixed in:2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2CVE-2020-15890
Fixed in:2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2CVE-2020-15890
Fixed in:2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2CVE-2020-15890
libluajit-5.1-2Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.0.4+dfsg-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1USN-4501-1
libluajit-5.1-commonUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.4+dfsg-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1USN-4501-1
libluajit-5.1-devUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.4+dfsg-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1USN-4501-1
luajitUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.4+dfsg-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1USN-4501-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.86%probability of exploitation in 30 days
85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1
Third-Party Advisory2
Other references1

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CVE-2021-4034High7.895%KEVFix
CVE-2023-21769High7.592%-Fix
CVE-2023-49285High8.689%-Fix
CVE-2020-8794Critical9.889%-Fix
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-03.