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CVE-2015-0278

libuv before 0.10.34 does not properly drop group privileges, which allows context-dependent attackers to gain privilege

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

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.01586
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-273Improper Check for Dropped Privileges
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Affected Products & Versions

3
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
libuv project libuv<= 0.10.33
nodejs node.js< 0.10.37
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Scoring & Timeline

10
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD18 May 2015 · 03:59 PM
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0186.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:228Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libuv/libuv/commit/66ab38918c911bcff025562cf06237d7fedaba0cPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/libuv/libuv/pull/215Third Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/libuv/0JZxwLMtsMI/jraczskYWWQJ
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150526.htmlThird Party Advisory
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