CVE-2014-5177

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 03 Aug 2014, 18:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 11:34

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
5/100
CVSS Score
1.2 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.11% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

03 Aug 2014, 18:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 11:34
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

libvirt 1.0.0 through 1.2.x before 1.2.5, when fine grained access control is enabled, allows local users to read arbitrary files via a crafted XML document containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference to the (1) virDomainDefineXML, (2) virNetworkCreateXML, (3) virNetworkDefineXML, (4) virStoragePoolCreateXML, (5) virStoragePoolDefineXML, (6) virStorageVolCreateXML, (7) virDomainCreateXML, (8) virNodeDeviceCreateXML, (9) virInterfaceDefineXML, (10) virStorageVolCreateXMLFrom, (11) virConnectDomainXMLFromNative, (12) virConnectDomainXMLToNative, (13) virSecretDefineXML, (14) virNWFilterDefineXML, (15) virDomainSnapshotCreateXML, (16) virDomainSaveImageDefineXML, (17) virDomainCreateXMLWithFiles, (18) virConnectCompareCPU, or (19) virConnectBaselineCPU API method, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2014-0179 per ADT3 due to different affected versions of some vectors.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 1.2AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.11%• Percentile: 30%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

    The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected Systems

  • opensuse•opensuse

    12.3 | 13.1

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    6.0

  • redhat•enterprise_virtualization

    3.0

  • redhat•libvirt

    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

References (8)