UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3622

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3622
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3622.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3622
Upstream
Published
2021-12-23T21:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-14T07:44:32.060679Z
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
  • Ubuntu - medium
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

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / hivex

Package

Name
hivex
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hivex@1.3.13-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.11-1build1
1.3.12-1
1.3.13-1
1.3.13-1build1
1.3.13-1build2
1.3.13-1build3
1.3.13-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / hivex

Package

Name
hivex
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hivex@1.3.15-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.14-1build4
1.3.14-3build1
1.3.14-4
1.3.14-4build1
1.3.15-1
1.3.15-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / hivex

Package

Name
hivex
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hivex@1.3.18-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.18-1
1.3.18-1build1
1.3.18-2
1.3.18-2build1
1.3.18-2build2
1.3.18-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / hivex

Package

Name
hivex
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hivex@1.3.21-1ubuntu5?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.19-1ubuntu3
1.3.21-1ubuntu1
1.3.21-1ubuntu4
1.3.21-1ubuntu5

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / hivex

Package

Name
hivex
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hivex@1.3.23-1build7?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.23-1build2
1.3.23-1build3
1.3.23-1build4
1.3.23-1build6
1.3.23-1build7

Ubuntu:25.04 / hivex

Package

Name
hivex
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/hivex@1.3.24-1build4?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.24-1
1.3.24-1build1
1.3.24-1build2
1.3.24-1build3
1.3.24-1build4