DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3622

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3622
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3622.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3622
Upstream
Published
2021-12-23T21:15:08Z
Modified
2025-09-25T23:25:21.306721Z
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
[none]
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

Debian:11 / hivex

Package

Name
hivex
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/hivex?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.20-1
1.3.21-1
1.3.21-1.1
1.3.23-1
1.3.23-2
1.3.24-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / hivex

Package

Name
hivex
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/hivex?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / hivex

Package

Name
hivex
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/hivex?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / hivex

Package

Name
hivex
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/hivex?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}