CVE-2014-0191
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- EPSS score
- 8.1% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-0243)
- Published
- January 21, 2015
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-0243 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- oracle / fusion middleware
- oracle / fusion middleware
- oracle / fusion middleware
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0749.html
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678183
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67233
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1090976
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93092
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=9cd1c3cfbd32655d60572c0a413e017260c854df
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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