Buffer Overflow Affecting hivex package, versions <0:1.3.10-5.7.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-HIVEX-4555766
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 29 Oct 2014

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 hivex to version 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:0301.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream hivex package and not the hivex package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.9 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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Red Hat

5.3 medium