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Critical
CVE-2015-0278
libuv before 0.10.34 does not properly drop group privileges, which...
Vulnerability Description
libuv before 0.10.34 does not properly drop group privileges, which allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/libuv/0JZxwLMtsMI/jraczskYWWQJ
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:228
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0186.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150526.html
- https://github.com/libuv/libuv/pull/215
- https://github.com/libuv/libuv/commit/66ab38918c911bcff025562cf06237d7fedaba0c
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-10
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
May 18th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.