Hivex Heap Buffer Overflow DoS

The vulnerability of the hivexopen function in the Hivex library involves reading data from the buffer beyond its allowable limits. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain access to confidential data, as well as cause service failures...

hivex: Buffer overflow when provided invalid node key length

A flaw was found in the hivex library. It is caused due to a lack of bounds check within the hivexopen function. An attacker could input a specially crafted Windows Registry hive file which would cause hivex to read memory beyond its normal bounds or cause the program to crash. The highest threat...

OESA-2021-1200 hivex security update

Hivex is a library for extracting the contents of Windows Registry "hive" files. It is designed to be secure against buggy or malicious registry files. Security Fixes: A flaw was found in the hivex library in versions before 1.3.20. It is caused due to a lack of bounds check within the hivexopen...

PT-2021-4053

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Hivex versions prior to 1.3.20 Description The issue is related to a lack of bounds check within the hivex open function, which can cause the library to read memory beyond its normal bounds or crash when processing a specially crafted Windows...