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.

• CWE-119

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0301.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1378.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/62792
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/04/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71279
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1167756Issue Tracking
• https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/357f26fa64fd1d9ccac2331fe174a8ee9c607adbExploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
• https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/4bbdf555f88baeae0fa804a369a81a83908bd705Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-07
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2014-October/msg00235.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0301.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1378.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/62792
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/04/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71279
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1167756Issue Tracking
• https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/357f26fa64fd1d9ccac2331fe174a8ee9c607adbExploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
• https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/4bbdf555f88baeae0fa804a369a81a83908bd705Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-07
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2014-October/msg00235.htmlVendor Advisory

Published

Dec 8, 2014

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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