Buffer Overflow Affecting hivex package, versions <0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-HIVEX-5010246
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 29 Oct 2014
Introduced: 29 Oct 2014
CVE-2014-9273 Open this link in a new tabHow 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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71279
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1167756
- https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/357f26fa64fd1d9ccac2331fe174a8ee9c607adb
- https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/4bbdf555f88baeae0fa804a369a81a83908bd705
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9273
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-07
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2014-October/msg00235.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/04/14
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0301.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1378.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0301
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62792
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00005.html
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