CVE-2014-5177 XML external entity in n/a
Local attackers can read arbitrary files via crafted XML documents in libvirt when fine-grained access control is enabled.
- 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-2014-5177?
CVE-2014-5177 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5177?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Virtualization, Redhat Libvirt.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5177?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-5177 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5177 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5177, GHSA-v3jv-v62w-8q9m, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5177.