CVE catalog

CVE-2014-2875

lua-cgi: CVE-2014-2875

Severity: Low
Published: Feb 6, 2020, 4:15:11 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.63% · Oct 25, 2026

The session.lua library in CGILua 5.2 alpha 1 and 5.2 alpha 2 uses weak session IDs generated based on OS time, which allows remote attackers to hijack arbitrary sessions via a brute force attack. NOTE: CVE-2014-10399 and CVE-2014-10400 were SPLIT from this ID.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	lua-cgi	trixie	`5.2~alpha2-2`	vulnerable
Debian	lua-cgi	bookworm	`5.2~alpha2-2`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	lua-cgi	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[953037]
Debian	lua-cgi	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[953037]

[Debian bug #953037]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[lua-cgi]Affected
Details (2)
- 5.2~alpha2-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · lua-cgi · debian · bookworm; dsa · lua-cgi · debian · 12
- 5.2~alpha2-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · lua-cgi · debian · bookworm; dsa · lua-cgi · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[lua-cgi]Affected
Details (2)
- 5.2~alpha2-2 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · lua-cgi · debian · 13
- 5.2~alpha2-2 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · lua-cgi · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:10:26 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]