CVE-2015-0278

libuv before 0.10.34 does not properly drop group privileges, which allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0186.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:228	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libuv/libuv/commit/66ab38918c911bcff025562cf06237d7fedaba0c	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libuv/libuv/pull/215	Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/libuv/0JZxwLMtsMI/jraczskYWWQJ
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150526.html	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-10	Third Party Advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0186.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:228	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libuv/libuv/commit/66ab38918c911bcff025562cf06237d7fedaba0c	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libuv/libuv/pull/215	Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/libuv/0JZxwLMtsMI/jraczskYWWQJ
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150526.html	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-10	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libuv_project:libuv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-05-18 15:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2015-0278

Mitre link : CVE-2015-0278

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-0278

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nodejs

node.js

libuv_project

libuv

fedoraproject

fedora

CWE

CWE-273

Improper Check for Dropped Privileges

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