Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20145461000
Revision Date:2014-09-04Version:1
Title:CVE-2014-5461 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2014-5461
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'lua5.1' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '5.1.4-12ubuntu1.1').
  • OR The 'lua5.2' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '5.2.0-2ubuntu0.1').
  • OR The 'lua50' package in precise is affected and needs fixing.
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