hivex: missing checks for small-sized files
Published Dec 8, 2014
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.63%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
hivex-0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1378
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
hivex-0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0301
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | hivex-0:1.3.3-4.3.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1378 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | hivex-0:1.3.10-5.7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0301 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.63% (0.00625) | 48.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.63% (0.00625) | 45.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 40.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0301.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1378.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62792 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/04/14 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71279 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9273 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1167756 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/357f26fa64fd1d9ccac2331fe174a8ee9c607adb x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/4bbdf555f88baeae0fa804a369a81a83908bd705 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9273
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-07 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9273
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2014-October/msg00235.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
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