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CVE-2014-0179

LOW · CVSS 1.9EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
1.9 (v2.0)
Severity
LOW
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
EPSS score
0.6% (47th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2014-0231)
Published
August 3, 2014
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-0231 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • opensuse / opensuse
  • opensuse / opensuse
  • redhat / enterprise linux
  • redhat / enterprise virtualization
  • redhat / libvirt
  • redhat / libvirt
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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