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.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9273
Reference (s):
- BID:71279
- URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71279
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1167756
- https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/357f26fa64fd1d9ccac2331fe174a8ee9c607adb
- https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/4bbdf555f88baeae0fa804a369a81a83908bd705