Improper Input Validation Affecting libvirt package, versions <1.2.4-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.56% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-LIBVIRT-18579068
  • published7 Aug 2026
  • disclosed3 Aug 2014

Introduced: 3 Aug 2014

CVE-2014-0179  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest libvirt to version 1.2.4-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvirt package and not the libvirt package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1