CVE-2021-3622
Hivex Stack Overflow Vulnerability
Description
A flaw was found in the hivex library. This flaw allows an attacker to input a specially crafted Windows Registry (hive) file, which would cause hivex to recursively call the _get_children() function, leading to a stack overflow. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 23, 2021, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:38 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-3622
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-3622.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975489 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/771728218dac2fbf6997a7e53225e75a4c6b7255 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://listman.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2021-August/msg00002.html | Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S35TVTAPHORSUIFYNFBHKLQRPVFUPXBE/ | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/USD4OEV6L3RPHE32V2MJ4JPFBODINWSU/ |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-3622 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-3622 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/USD4OEV6L3RPHE32V2MJ4JPFBODINWSU/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S35TVTAPHORSUIFYNFBHKLQRPVFUPXBE/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/USD4OEV6L3RPHE32V2MJ4JPFBODINWSU/ Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S35TVTAPHORSUIFYNFBHKLQRPVFUPXBE/ -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 10, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975489 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975489 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/771728218dac2fbf6997a7e53225e75a4c6b7255 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/771728218dac2fbf6997a7e53225e75a4c6b7255 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://listman.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2021-August/msg00002.html No Types Assigned https://listman.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2021-August/msg00002.html Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S35TVTAPHORSUIFYNFBHKLQRPVFUPXBE/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S35TVTAPHORSUIFYNFBHKLQRPVFUPXBE/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/USD4OEV6L3RPHE32V2MJ4JPFBODINWSU/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/USD4OEV6L3RPHE32V2MJ4JPFBODINWSU/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hivex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3.21 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:advanced_virtualization:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-3622 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-3622
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.24 }} 0.01%
score
0.64813
percentile