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Alpine: multiple hivex packages: security update to 1.3.19-r1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 404887

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A flaw was found in the hivex library in versions before 1.3.20. It is caused due to a lack of bounds
 check within the hivex_open function. An attacker could input a specially crafted Windows Registry (hive)
 file which would cause hivex to read memory beyond its normal bounds or cause the program to crash. The
 highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. (CVE-2021-3504)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-3504

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 404887

Version: Revision 1.25

Type: Local

Published: 10/31/2023

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 6.91

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3504

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3504