Buffer overflow in Debian Hivex
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 triggers an out-of-bounds read or write.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Debian Hivex
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-07 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/4bbdf555f88baeae0fa804a369a81a83908bd705 (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71279 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/04/14 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0301.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/357f26fa64fd1d9ccac2331fe174a8ee9c607adb (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/6 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2014-October/msg00235.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)