SB2020021192 - Privilege escalation in libuv
Published: February 11, 2020 Updated: October 2, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020021192
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9748)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in libuv due to incorrect implementation of the uv_rwlock_t fallback for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.