Vulnerability in Libuv
CVE-2014-9748
The uv_rwlock_t fallback implementation for Windows XP and Server 2003 in libuv before 1.7.4 does not properly prevent threads from releasing the locks of other threads, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging a race condition.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.025 (83.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Libuv
- Microsoft Windows_server_2003
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- Nodejs Node.js
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9748?
- CVE-2014-9748 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libuv, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2014-9748?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.