CVE-2015-0278

Description

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

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.78% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-0278?
CVE-2015-0278 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-0278?
To fix CVE-2015-0278, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-0278 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-0278 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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