CVE-2014-9748

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-9748
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-02-11 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:23:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-362

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libuv Libuv All All All All
Application Libuv Libuv All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Google Groups groups.google.com
windows: xp rwlock fallback is unsound · Issue #515 · libuv/libuv · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Google Groups MISC groups.google.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
win: fix unsavory rwlock fallback implementation by piscisaureus · Pull Request #516 · libuv/libuv · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Google Groups MISC groups.google.com Third Party Advisory
crypto: replace rwlocks with simple mutexes by bnoordhuis · Pull Request #2723 · nodejs/node · GitHub MISC github.com Third Party Advisory
Google Groups groups.google.com
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