Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 3, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2014-0179
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.
Affected products
75- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 70 more
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
9- security.libvirt.org/2014/0003.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0560.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- libvirt.org/news.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00048.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00052.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/60895nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3038nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2366-1nvd
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