CVE-2014-0179

Description

libvirt 0.7.5 through 1.2.x before 1.2.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (read block and hang) via a crafted XML document containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference to the (1) virConnectCompareCPU or (2) virConnectBaselineCPU API method, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT per ADT3 due to different affected versions of some vectors. CVE-2014-5177 is used for other API methods.

Category

1.9
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory libvirt.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0560.html vendor advisory
http://libvirt.org/news.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60895 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00052.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3038 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00048.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2366-1 vendor advisory
http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0003.html patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0179?
CVE-2014-0179 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0179?
To fix CVE-2014-0179, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-0179 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-0179 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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