VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-0179

CVSS score1.9 LOW
EPSS probability0.56%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-08-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references