A flaw was found in the hivex library in versions before 1.3.20. It is caused due to a lack of bounds check within the hivex_open function. An attacker could input a specially crafted Windows Registry (hive) file which would cause hivex to read memory beyond its normal bounds or cause the program to crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-2656-1 | hivex security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4913-1 | hivex security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2021-26823 | A flaw was found in the hivex library in versions before 1.3.20. It is caused due to a lack of bounds check within the hivex_open function. An attacker could input a specially crafted Windows Registry (hive) file which would cause hivex to read memory beyond its normal bounds or cause the program to crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5148-1 | hivex vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5148-2 | hivex vulnerability |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-03T16:53:17.616Z
Reserved: 2021-04-16T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-3504
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-05-11T23:15:09.050
Modified: 2024-11-21T06:21:42.123
Link: CVE-2021-3504
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
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Ubuntu USN