libvirt: unsafe parsing of XML documents allows libvirt DoS and/or arbitrary file read
Published Aug 3, 2014
1.2
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.53%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 3.0
- 12.3
- 13.1
- 6.0
Configuration 2
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.5.1
- 1.0.5.2
- 1.0.5.3
- 1.0.5.4
- 1.0.5.5
- 1.0.5.6
- 1.0.6
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libvirt-0:1.1.1-29.el7_0.1
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0914
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libvirt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libvirt
Affected
Red Hat Storage 2
libvirt
Under investigation
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libvirt-0:1.1.1-29.el7_0.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0914 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libvirt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libvirt | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 2 | libvirt | Under investigation | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of libvirt as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, however the impact is limited to denial of service since it does not support fine grained access control.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00529) | 42.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00529) | 40.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00114) | 27.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 29.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 27.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 25.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://libvirt.org/news.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00048.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00052.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0560.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60895 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0003.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2366-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5177 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1088290 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5177
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5177
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://libvirt.org/news.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00048.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00052.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0560.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60895 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0003.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2366-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5177 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1088290 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5177 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5177 |
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