CVE-2014-9748

HIGH

libuv <1.7.4 - DoS

Title source: llm

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0048
EPSS Percentile 64.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-362
Status published

Affected Products (2)

libuv/libuv < 1.7.4
nodejs/node.js < 0.10.46

Timeline

Published Feb 11, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026