CVE-2021-3622
4.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.8%
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.
How to fix CVE-2021-3622
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/hivex—no fix listed
Is CVE-2021-3622 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |