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CVE-2014-9273

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-9273 describes an out-of-bounds read or write vulnerability in lib/handle.c of Hivex before version 1.3.11, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code and gain privileges through specially crafted small hive files. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a medium severity, and requires local access with low attack complexity to achieve partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
46.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0063 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 3,048 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: hivex-0:1.3.3-4.3.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: hivex-0:1.3.10-5.7.el7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-9273Moderate

hivex: missing checks for small-sized files

Oct 29, 2014

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0301.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1378.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
secunia.com / advisories/62792
github.com / libguestfs/hivex/commit/357f26fa64fd1d9ccac2331fe174a8ee9c607adb
ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
github.com / libguestfs/hivex/commit/4bbdf555f88baeae0fa804a369a81a83908bd705
ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201503-07
redhat.com / archives/libguestfs/2014-October/msg00235.html
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/12/04/14
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/71279