DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0179

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2014-0179
Downstream
DSA-3038-1
Published: 03 Aug 2014, 18:55
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:12

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

03 Aug 2014, 18:55
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:12
Last Modified
Vulnerability 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.

Affected Systems

  • debian•libvirt

    < 1.2.4-1 | < 1.2.4-1 | < 1.2.4-1 | < 1.2.4-1

References (1)