CVE-2014-0179

Low

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.

SeverityLow
CVSS1.9
Exploit probability—
ProductRedhat Libvirt
PublishedAug 3, 2014
First seenAug 3, 2014

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
redhat libvirt0.7.5, 0.7.6, 0.7.7, 0.8.0, 0.8.1, 0.8.2, 0.8.3, 0.8.4, 0.8.5, 0.8.6, 0.8.7, 0.8.8, 0.9.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.3, 0.9.4, 0.9.5, 0.9.6, 0.9.6.1, 0.9.6.2, 0.9.6.3, 0.9.7, 0.9.8, 0.9.9, 0.9.10, 0.9.11, 0.9.11.1, 0.9.11.2, 0.9.11.3, 0.9.11.4, 0.9.11.5, 0.9.11.6, 0.9.11.7, 0.9.11.8, 0.9.12, 0.9.13, 0.10.0, 0.10.1, 0.10.2, 0.10.2.1, 0.10.2.2, 0.10.2.3, 0.10.2.4, 0.10.2.5, 0.10.2.6, 0.10.2.7, 0.10.2.8, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.5.1, 1.0.5.2, 1.0.5.3, 1.0.5.4, 1.0.5.5, 1.0.5.6, 1.0.6, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4—
redhat enterprise_virtualization3.0—
opensuse opensuse12.3, 13.1—
redhat enterprise_linux6.0—

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