Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-6472.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-6472
Upstream
Published
2021-05-11T23:15:09Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:20:23.286313Z
Severity
  • 5.4 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2021-3504 affecting package hivex for versions less than 1.3.21-1
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:2 / hivex

Package

Name
hivex
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/hivex

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.21-1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-6472.json"