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CVE-2021-3622

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Published: Dec 23, 2021Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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4.3
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 1.4
Source: NVD

Description

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 _get_children() function, leading to a stack overflow. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Affected (8)

Redhat
3 products
Hivex
Enterprise Linux
Enterprise Linux Workstation
Fedoraproject
1 product
Fedora
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Hivex
Before 1.3.21
Configuration B
5 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Version 6.0
Enterprise Linux
Version 7.0
Enterprise Linux
Version 8.0
Enterprise Linux
Version 8.0
Enterprise Linux Workstation
Version 7.0
Configuration C
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Fedoraproject
Fedora
Version 33
Fedora
Version 34

Related CWEs

CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

References (10)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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