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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3504

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3504 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.400000095367432 MEDIUM

A flaw was found in the hivex library in versions before 1.3.20. It is caused due to a lack of bounds check within the hivex_open function. An attacker could input a specially crafted Windows Registry (hive) file which would cause hivex to read memory beyond its normal bounds or cause the program to crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.400000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13hivex0, 0, 0
Debian:12hivex0, 0, 0
Debian:14hivex0, 0, 0
Debian:11hivex0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • May 11, 2021 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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