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CVE-2014-9273 json

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…

published 2014-12-08 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-9098

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • hivex Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.3.11-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9273

  • hivex RHEL 6 1.3.3-4.3.el6
  • perl-hivex RHEL 6 1.3.3-4.3.el6
  • ocaml-hivex RHEL 6 1.3.3-4.3.el6
  • python-hivex RHEL 6 1.3.3-4.3.el6
  • hivex RHEL 7 1.3.10-5.7.el7
  • perl-hivex RHEL 7 1.3.10-5.7.el7
  • ruby-hivex RHEL 7 1.3.10-5.7.el7
  • ocaml-hivex RHEL 7 1.3.10-5.7.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1378RHSA-2015:0301

  • hivex SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLE Software Development Kit 12 1.3.10-4.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:0320-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-9273 updated cvss 4.4

hivex: missing checks for small-sized files

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) hivex 1.3.10-5.7.el7, perl-hivex 1.3.10-5.7.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) ruby-hivex 1.3.10-5.7.el7, ocaml-hivex 1.3.10-5.7.el7, python-hivex 1.3.10-5.7.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0301
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) hivex 1.3.3-4.3.el6, perl-hivex 1.3.3-4.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) ocaml-hivex 1.3.3-4.3.el6, python-hivex 1.3.3-4.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) hivex 1.3.3-4.3.el6, perl-hivex 1.3.3-4.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) ocaml-hivex 1.3.3-4.3.el6, python-hivex 1.3.3-4.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) hivex 1.3.3-4.3.el6, perl-hivex 1.3.3-4.3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1378
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) hivex 1.3.10-5.7.el7, perl-hivex 1.3.10-5.7.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0301
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) ocaml-hivex 1.3.3-4.3.el6, python-hivex 1.3.3-4.3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1378
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) ruby-hivex 1.3.10-5.7.el7, ocaml-hivex 1.3.10-5.7.el7, python-hivex 1.3.10-5.7.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0301
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) hivex 1.3.3-4.3.el6, perl-hivex 1.3.3-4.3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1378
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) hivex 1.3.10-5.7.el7, perl-hivex 1.3.10-5.7.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0301
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) ocaml-hivex 1.3.3-4.3.el6, python-hivex 1.3.3-4.3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1378
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) ruby-hivex 1.3.10-5.7.el7, ocaml-hivex 1.3.10-5.7.el7, python-hivex 1.3.10-5.7.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0301

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Exploit prediction

0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/4bbdf555f88baeae0fa804a369a81a83908bd705 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/357f26fa64fd1d9ccac2331fe174a8ee9c607adb referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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