Improper Input Validation Affecting libvirt package, versions <0:0.10.2-29.0.1.el6_5.8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-LIBVIRT-2479656
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • 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 Oracle:6 libvirt to version 0:0.10.2-29.0.1.el6_5.8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2014-0560.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvirt package and not the libvirt package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 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.

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