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CVE-2014-9273
lib/handle.c in Hivex before 1.3.11 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and gain privileges via a small hive files, which…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.63%
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- redhat
Description
lib/handle.c in Hivex before 1.3.11 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and gain privileges via a small hive files, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.63% · top 50% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (12)
- GLSA-201503-07 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/4bbdf555f88baeae0fa804a369a81a83908bd705 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0189 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 71279 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141204 Re: CVE request: missing checks for small-sized files in hivex (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1167756 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:0301 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/357f26fa64fd1d9ccac2331fe174a8ee9c607adb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141125 CVE request: missing checks for small-sized files in hivex (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [Libguestfs] 20141029 [libhivex] Undefined behavior when accessing invalid (too small) registry hives (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:1378 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 62792 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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