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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.883353
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS: Security Advisory for hivex (CESA-2021:2318)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'hivex'; package(s) announced via the CESA-2021:2318 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'hivex'
package(s) announced via the CESA-2021:2318 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Hivex is a library that can read and write Hive files, undocumented binary
files that Windows uses to store the Windows Registry on disk.

Security Fix(es):

* hivex: Buffer overflow when provided invalid node key length
(CVE-2021-3504)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected Software/OS:
'hivex' package(s) on CentOS 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-3504
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A5BNKNVYFL36P2GBEB5O36LHFRYU575H/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BQXTEACRWYAZVNEOIWIYUFGG4GOXSQ22/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1949687
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00011.html
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