# CVE-2014-0191: Denial of service in n/a > Remote attackers can cause denial of service via resource consumption by sending crafted XML documents to applications using vulnerable libxml2 versions. - **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 21 Jan 2015 - **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** CVE-2015-0191, DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0191, ECHO-6934-593f-86b2, GHSA-hwp3-c628-9f7v, MGASA-2014-0214, RHSA-2015:0749, SUSE-RU-2016:2413-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0191, USN-2214-1 ## What is CVE-2014-0191? CVE-2014-0191 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Fusion Middleware, published on 21 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description The xmlParserHandlePEReference function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.2, as used in Web Listener in Oracle HTTP Server in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.7.0, 12.1.2.0, and 12.1.3.0 and other products, loads external parameter entities regardless of whether entity substitution or validation is enabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted XML document. ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0191? It affects 1 product. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `libxml2` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 | | `libxml2-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 | | `libxml2-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 | | `libxml2-python` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 | | `libxml2-static` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 | | `libxml2` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 | | `libxml2-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 | | `libxml2-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 | | `libxml2-python` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 | | `libxml2-static` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 | | `libxml2` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.ael7b_1.2 | | `libxml2-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.ael7b_1.2 | | `libxml2-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.ael7b_1.2 | | `libxml2-python` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.ael7b_1.2 | | `libxml2-static` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.ael7b_1.2 | | `libxml2` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 | | `libxml2-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 | | `libxml2-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 | | `libxml2-python` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 | | `libxml2-static` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 | | `libxml2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | All versions | 2.7.6-0.47.1 | | `libxml2-python` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | All versions | 2.7.6-0.47.3 | | `libxml2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | All versions | 2.7.6-0.47.1 | | `libxml2-python` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | All versions | 2.7.6-0.47.3 | | `libxml2` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | All versions | 2.7.6-0.47.1 | Products: Oracle Fusion Middleware. ## How do I fix CVE-2014-0191? Upgrade to a fixed version. ## Is CVE-2014-0191 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0191 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Fusion Middleware - [CVE-2012-1710](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1710/): Oracle Fusion Middleware Unspecified (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2012-3152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3152/): Oracle Fusion Middleware Unspecified (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2012-0518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0518/): Oracle Fusion Middleware Unspecified (medium 4.7, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-2380](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2380/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2012-3135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3135/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0191 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2014-0191 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Fusion Middleware, published on 21 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0191 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Oracle Fusion Middleware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0191/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0191/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0191 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0191 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-0191 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0191/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.