CVE-2021-3504
CVSS V2 Medium 5.8
CVSS V3 Medium 5.4
Description
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 hivex_open 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 from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-3504
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-05-11T23:15:09
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-06-21T18:35:41
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hivex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.3.20 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:advanced_virtualization:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 4.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- LOW
- Base Score
- 5.4
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 2.5
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1949687 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00011.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BQXTEACRWYAZVNEOIWIYUFGG4GOXSQ22/ | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5BNKNVYFL36P2GBEB5O36LHFRYU575H/ | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3504 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3504 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:10:37 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 02:07:52 | 2021-05-11T23:15Z | 2021-05-11T23:15:09 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 02:07:52 | 2021-06-21T18:35:41 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 02:07:52 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |