CVE-2014-9273

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-9273
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-12-08 16:59:11 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionlib/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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Debian Hivex All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA62792 - SUSE update for hivex - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[Libguestfs] [libhivex] Undefined behavior when accessing invalid (too s af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE request: missing checks for small-sized files in hivex af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: missing checks for small-sized files in hivex af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
handle: Refuse to open files < 8192 bytes in size. · 357f26f · libguestfs/hivex · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
Bug 1167756 – CVE-2014-9273 hivex: missing checks for small-sized files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
handle: Check that pages do not extend beyond the end of the file. · 4bbdf55 · libguestfs/hivex · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Hivex 'lib/handle.c' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
hivex: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 201503-07) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2015:0189-1: moderate: Security update for hivex af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
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