8.1
HIGH
CVE-2014-9748
Disclosed: Windows uv_rwlock Deadlock Vulnerability in Libuv
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 11, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:21 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-9748 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_server_2003
2 Microsoft windows_xp
1 Nodejs node.js
1 Libuv libuv
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-9748 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/libuv/libuv/issues/515
    Added Reference https://github.com/libuv/libuv/pull/516
    Added Reference https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2723
    Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/libuv/KyNnGEXR0OA/NWb605ev2LUJ
    Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/libuv/WO2cl9zasN8
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/libuv/KyNnGEXR0OA/NWb605ev2LUJ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/libuv/WO2cl9zasN8 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/libuv/KyNnGEXR0OA/NWb605ev2LUJ
    Removed Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/libuv/WO2cl9zasN8
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.10.0 up to (excluding) 0.10.46 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.12.0 up to (excluding) 0.12.15
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 25, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libuv/libuv/issues/515 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libuv/libuv/issues/515 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libuv/libuv/pull/516 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libuv/libuv/pull/516 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2723 No Types Assigned https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2723 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/libuv/KyNnGEXR0OA/NWb605ev2LUJ No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/libuv/KyNnGEXR0OA/NWb605ev2LUJ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/libuv/WO2cl9zasN8 No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/libuv/WO2cl9zasN8 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-362
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:libuv:libuv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.4 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.28 }} -0.30%

score

0.64678

percentile

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