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.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/libuv/KyNnGEXR0OA/NWb605ev2LUJ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/libuv/libuv/pull/516 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2723 | Third Party Advisory |
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/libuv/WO2cl9zasN8 | Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/libuv/libuv/issues/515 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2020-02-11 09:15
Updated : 2022-08-12 11:28
NVD link : CVE-2014-9748
Mitre link : CVE-2014-9748
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CWE
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Products Affected
microsoft
- windows_xp
- windows_server_2003
nodejs
- node.js
libuv
- libuv