Improper Input Validation Affecting libvirt-daemon-driver-network package, versions <0:1.1.1-29.0.1.el7_0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-LIBVIRTDAEMONDRIVERNETWORK-2483513
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 3 Aug 2014

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 libvirt-daemon-driver-network to version 0:1.1.1-29.0.1.el7_0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2014-0914.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvirt-daemon-driver-network package and not the libvirt-daemon-driver-network package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 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 Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

3.3 low
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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Red Hat

4.3 medium