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CVE-2014-5177


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.


Published

2014-08-03T18:55:05.693

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 1.2 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application redhat enterprise_virtualization 3.0 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 12.3 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 13.1 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 6.0 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.0.0 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.0.1 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.0.2 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.0.3 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.0.4 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.0.5 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.0.5.1 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.0.5.2 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.0.5.3 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.0.5.4 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.0.5.5 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.0.5.6 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.0.6 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.1.0 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.1.1 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.1.2 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.1.3 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.1.4 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.2.0 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.2.1 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.2.2 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.2.3 Yes
Application redhat libvirt 1.2.4 Yes

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