Engine: XML eXternal Entity (XXE) flaw in backend module
Published Oct 18, 2014
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.76%
Description
The oVirt Engine backend module, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager before 3.4.2, uses an "insecure DocumentBuilderFactory," which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted XML/RSDL document, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Affected products
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- ≤ 3.4.1
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RHEV Manager version 3.4
org.ovirt.engine-root-0:3.4.1-2
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1161
Red Hat Storage 2
org.ovirt.engine-root
Will not fix
Red Hat Storage 3
org.ovirt.engine-root
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEV Manager version 3.4 | org.ovirt.engine-root-0:3.4.1-2 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1161 |
| Red Hat Storage 2 | org.ovirt.engine-root | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | org.ovirt.engine-root | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.76% (0.01762) | 77.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.76% (0.01762) | 75.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.59% (0.00593) | 67.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00227) | 61.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00227) | 61.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00227) | 59.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 51.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 55.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1161.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030807 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3573 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1125795 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3573
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3573
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1161.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030807 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3573 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1125795 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3573 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3573 |
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