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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3038-1 libvirt security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0231 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2366-1 libvirt vulnerabilities
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History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00071}

epss

{'score': 0.00106}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:05:39.165Z

Reserved: 2013-12-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-0179

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-08-03T18:55:05.630

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-0179

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-0179 - Bugzilla

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