Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-7096.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-7096
Upstream
Published
2021-12-23T21:15:08Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:22:00.616018Z
Severity
  • 4.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2021-3622 affecting package hivex for versions less than 1.3.21-1
Details

A flaw was found in the hivex library. This flaw allows an attacker to input a specially crafted Windows Registry (hive) file, which would cause hivex to recursively call the getchildren() function, leading to a stack overflow. 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-7096.json"