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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (84.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- groups.google.com/forum/
- github.com/libuv/libuv/issues/515 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/libuv/libuv/pull/516 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2723 (Third Party Advisory)
- groups.google.com/forum/
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.