CVE-2020-14147

An integer overflow in the getnum function in lua_struct.c in Redis before 6.0.3 allows context-dependent attackers with permission to run Lua code in a Redis session to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly bypass intended sandbox restrictions via a large number, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2015-8080 regression.

Published: 2020-06-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-14147 is rated Moderate Risk (63.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.08%). EPSS rose +2.67% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-14147

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.42% 3.08% +2.67%
2 2026-05-26 0.27% 0.42% +0.14%
3 2025-12-28 — 0.27% —

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-14147

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.7 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.1 4.0 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-14147

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-14147

vendor priority summary link
alpine high CVE-2020-14147: 1 source package rows (redis); 23 state rows across 11 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community, edge-main); fixed 8, open 15. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-14147
debian not yet assigned CVE-2020-14147 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (redis), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-14147
gentoo normal CVE-2020-14147: 1 GLSA(s) (202008-17), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/redis); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2020-14147
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14147
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-14147 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (redis), 17 status rows across 17 suites (bionic, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 13, ignored 2, needed 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-14147

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-14147

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redislabs redis < 5.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:redislabs:redis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redislabs redis >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:redislabs:redis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_operations_monitor 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_operations_monitor:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_operations_monitor 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_operations_monitor:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_operations_monitor 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_operations_monitor:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_operations_monitor 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_operations_monitor:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise 12.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-14147

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