CVE-2014-0179: opensuse Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-0179 is a low (CVSS 1.9) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in opensuse. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 1.9, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 2Timeline
- 03-08-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.56%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
47%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.56% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat9 products
- enterprise_linuxEOL6.0
- enterprise_virtualization3.0
- 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
- libvirt< 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8
- libvirt-client< 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8
Debian1 product
- libvirt< 1.2.4-1
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL12.3 | 13.1
Ubuntu1 product
- libvirt< 1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.5
4 vendors · 12 products
References
23 links- libvirt.org/news.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
