Denial of service in hivex library

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU54109

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3504

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the hivex_open() function when processing a Windows Registry (hive) file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Windows Registry (hive) file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the application that us using the affected library.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

hivex: 1.1.0 - 1.3.19

External links

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1949687
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00011.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BQXTEACRWYAZVNEOIWIYUFGG4GOXSQ22/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5BNKNVYFL36P2GBEB5O36LHFRYU575H/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.