Is CVE-2014-9273 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9273 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9273?

CVE-2014-9273 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-9273

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.6 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 0.6% (50th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-9098)
Published: December 8, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-9098 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / hivex
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux hpc node
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux workstation
redhat / enterprise linux workstation

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00005.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0301.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1378.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/62792
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/6(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/04/14(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71279
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1167756(Issue Tracking)
https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/357f26fa64fd1d9ccac2331fe174a8ee9c607adb(Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch)
https://github.com/libguestfs/hivex/commit/4bbdf555f88baeae0fa804a369a81a83908bd705(Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-07
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2014-October/msg00235.html(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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