CVE-2020-24372

Exp

LuaJIT through 2.1.0-beta3 has an out-of-bounds read in lj_err_run in lj_err.c.

Published: 2020-08-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-24372 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.47%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.24% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2020-24372

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-24372

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 0.23% 1.47% +1.24%
2 2026-06-12 0.29% 0.23% -0.06%
3 2025-09-30 — 0.29% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-24372

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
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.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-24372

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-24372

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2020-24372 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (luajit), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-24372
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-24372
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-24372 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (luajit), 16 status rows across 16 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 8, needed 7, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-24372

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-24372

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
luajit luajit <= 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:luajit:luajit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
luajit luajit 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:luajit:luajit:2.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
luajit luajit 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:luajit:luajit:2.1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
luajit luajit 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:luajit:luajit:2.1.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-24372

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