PT-2024-28696 · Factorio · Factorio

Memcorruption · Published 2024-06-29 · Updated 2024-07-03 · CVE-2024-39840

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Factorio versions prior to 1.1.101

Description The issue allows a crafted server to execute arbitrary code on clients via a custom map. This is achieved by leveraging the ability of certain Lua base module functions to execute bytecode and generate fake objects.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.1.101, update to version 1.1.101 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to custom maps from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-39840

Affected Products

Factorio

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39840 · Security Note
• https://memorycorruption.net/posts/rce-lua-factorio · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/84851 · Telegram Post
• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40830005 · Note