CVE-2021-3504
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CVE-2021-3504 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in the hivex library in versions before 1.3.20. It is caused due to a lack of bounds check within the hivex_open function. EPSS estimates a 1.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in the hivex library in versions before 1.3.20. It is caused due to a lack of bounds check within the hivex_open function. An attacker could input a specially crafted Windows Registry (hive) file which would cause hivex to read memory beyond its normal bounds or cause the program to crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Hivex | < 1.3.20 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 34 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1949687Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1949687Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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