# CVE-2014-9273: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-12-08 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-07
- https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/4bbdf555f88baeae0fa804a369a81a83908bd705
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00005.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71279
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/04/14
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1167756
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0301.html
- https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/357f26fa64fd1d9ccac2331fe174a8ee9c607adb
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/6
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2014-October/msg00235.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1378.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62792

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