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CVE-2021-3504
Published: May 11, 2021
Modified: Aug 3, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | hivex | affected hivex-1.3.20 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1949687
x_refsource_MISC
[debian-lts-announce] 20210511 [SECURITY] [DLA 2656-1] hivex security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
FEDORA-2021-b71cc4df92
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
FEDORA-2021-da76643229
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
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