CVE-2014-9273

lib/handle.c in Hivex before 1.3.11 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and gain...

4.6 MediumFix available

lib/handle.c in Hivex before 1.3.11 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and gain privileges via a small hive files, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write.

Exploit likelihood

0.62%Down 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

lib/handle.c in Hivex before 1.3.11 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and gain privileges via a small hive files, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write.

Record: CVE-2014-9273
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

lib/handle.c in Hivex before 1.3.11 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and gain privileges via a small hive files, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write.

Record: CVE-2014-9273
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-9098 No score

lib/handle.c in Hivex before 1.3.11 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and gain privileges via a small hive files, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write.

Record: EUVD-2014-9098
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qvqq-v774-hxcg No score

lib/handle.c in Hivex before 1.3.11 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and gain...

lib/handle.c in Hivex before 1.3.11 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and gain privileges via a small hive files, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write.

Record: GHSA-qvqq-v774-hxcg
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

lib/handle.c in Hivex before 1.3.11 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and gain privileges via a small hive files, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write.

Record: CVE-2014-9273
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-9273 No score

lib/handle.c in Hivex before 1.3.11 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and gain privileges via a small hive files, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9273
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2015-0060 No score

Updated hivex packages fix CVE-2014-9273

Updated hivex packages fix security vulnerability:

lib/handle.c in Hivex before 1.3.11 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and gain privileges via a small hive files, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write (CVE-2014-9273).

Record: MGASA-2015-0060
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0320-1 No score

Security update for hivex

This update fixes the following security issue:
  - CVE-2014-9273: Possible DOS because of missing size checks (bnc#908614)

Record: SUSE-SU-2015:0320-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`hivex` Debian:12	before 1.3.11-1	1.3.11-1
`hivex` Debian:13	before 1.3.11-1	1.3.11-1
`hivex` Debian:14	before 1.3.11-1	1.3.11-1
`hivex` Mageia:4	before 1.3.8-2.1.mga4	1.3.8-2.1.mga4
`hivex-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`hivex-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`ocaml-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`ocaml-hivex-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`python-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`ruby-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`perl-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`hivex-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`hivex-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`ocaml-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`ocaml-hivex-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`python-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`ruby-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`perl-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`hivex-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`hivex-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`ocaml-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`ocaml-hivex-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`python-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`ruby-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`perl-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:1.3.10-5.7.el7	0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
`hivex-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`hivex-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`ocaml-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`ocaml-hivex-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`python-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`perl-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`hivex-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`hivex-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`ocaml-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`ocaml-hivex-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`python-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`perl-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`hivex-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`hivex-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`ocaml-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`ocaml-hivex-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`python-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`perl-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`hivex-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`hivex-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`ocaml-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`ocaml-hivex-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`python-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`perl-hivex` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 0:1.3.3-4.3.el6	0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
`hivex` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12	before 1.3.10-4.1	1.3.10-4.1
`hivex` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12	before 1.3.10-4.1	1.3.10-4.1
`hivex` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12	before 1.3.10-4.1	1.3.10-4.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-9273 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Debian Hivex, published December 8, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 50th percentile. Fixed in hivex 1.3.11-1.

References

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