CVE-2014-0179 XML external entity in n/a
Local attackers can cause denial of service in libvirt via crafted XML documents exploiting an XML External Entity vulnerability in CPU comparison APIs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-0179?
CVE-2014-0179 is a low-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 3 Aug 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0179?
It affects 4 products.
Linux distribution packages (24)
libvirt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-client Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-lock-sanlock Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-client Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-lock-sanlock Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-client Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-lock-sanlock Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-client Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-lock-sanlock Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
libvirt-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:0.10.2-29.el6_5.8 |
Products include Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Virtualization, Redhat Libvirt.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0179?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-0179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0179, GHSA-chq6-pgcm-wg35, RHSA-2014:0560, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0179.