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HistoryNov 16, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

hivex vulnerability

2021-11-1600:00:00
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5.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

52.8%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
  • Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

  • hivex - utilities for reading and writing Windows Registry hives

Details

USN-5148-1 fixed a vulnerability in hivex. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that hivex incorrectly handled certain input. An attacker
could use this vulnerability to cause a crash or obtain sensitive information.