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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 arbitr

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.

LOW · CVSS 1.2 EPSS 0.00114
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

4
redhat enterprise virtualizationall versions
opensuseall versions
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
redhat libvirtall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

1.2
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD03 Aug 2014 · 06:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

3
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10209-1
usnUSN-2366-1
rhsaRHSA-2014:0914Moderate
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://libvirt.org/news.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00048.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00052.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0560.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60895
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml
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