CVE-2020-24369
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.017 · 77 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
ldebug.c in Lua 5.4.0 attempts to access debug information via the line hook of a stripped function, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- SCA-2025-0006Vulnerability affecting picoScan and multiScan2025-04-28csaf · sick_psirtDE
SICK has identified a Denial of Service vulnerability (CVE-2025-32472) in picoScan and multiScan, which can cause the web page to become unresponsive. Due to their architectural design, these products are not affected by the other vulnerabilities listed in this advisory. Currently SICK is not aware of any public exploits specifically targeting the vulnerability. SICK recommends applying the mitigation for CVE-2025-32472.
- BIT-lua-2020-243692024-03-06vendor · osvUS
ldebug.c in Lua 5.4.0 attempts to access debug information via the line hook of a stripped function, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/lua/lua/commit/ae5b5ba529753c7a653901ffc29b5ea24c3fdf3acnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24369cnnvd
- https://www.lua.org/bugs.html#5.4.0-12cnnvd
- https://github.com/lua/lua/commit/ae5b5ba529753c7a653901ffc29b5ea24c3fdf3aenisa_euvd
- https://www.lua.org/bugs.html#5.4.0-12enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/lua/lua/commit/ae5b5ba529753c7a653901ffc29b5ea24c3fdf3aPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.lua.org/bugs.html#5.4.0-12ExploitVendor Advisorynvd
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