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CVE-2014-9273 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00005.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0301.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1378.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/62792 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/6 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/04/14 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71279 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1167756 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/357f26fa64fd1d9ccac2331fe174a8ee9c607adb CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit  Issue Tracking  Patch 
https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/4bbdf555f88baeae0fa804a369a81a83908bd705 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit  Issue Tracking  Patch 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-07 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2014-October/msg00235.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-9273
NVD Published Date:
12/08/2014
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.