Executive Summary

Summary
Title hivex: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Informations
Name GLSA-201503-07 First vendor Publication 2015-03-14
Vendor Gentoo Last vendor Modification 2015-03-14
Severity (Vendor) Normal Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 4.6 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Synopsis

An out-of-bounds error in hivex may result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Background

hivex is a library for reading and writing Windows Registry 'hive'
binary files.

Description

Manipulating a short or truncated hive file may trigger an out-of-bounds read or write in hivex.

Impact

A context-dependent attacker could cause an application linked against hivex to pass a short or truncated hive file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All hivex users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/hivex-1.3.11"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-9273 : http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9273

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-07

Original Source

Url : http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201503-07.xml

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-119 Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 2
Os 2
Os 1
Os 2
Os 2

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2015-08-04 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20150722_hivex_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-07-30 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2015-1378.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-07-28 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2015-1378.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-07-23 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2015-1378.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-05-20 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2015-0320-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-03-26 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20150305_hivex_on_SL7_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-03-24 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201503-07.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-03-18 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2015-0301.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-03-10 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2015-0301.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-03-05 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2015-0301.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-02-03 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2015-89.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Alert History

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Date Informations
2015-03-25 13:28:50
  • Multiple Updates
2015-03-14 21:22:27
  • First insertion