CVE-2014-9273

medium

Published 2014-12-08 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

4.6

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`1.3.11-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`1.3.11-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`1.3.11-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`1.3.11-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`1.3.11-1`
suse	13.1	affected
suse	13.2	affected
rhel	6.0	affected
rhel	7.0	affected

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
debian	hivex	`{"endIncluding":"1.3.10-2"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.