CVE-2014-0179

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.

Published: 2014-08-03 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-0179 is rated Low Risk (15.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0179

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 1.28% 0.06% -1.22%
2 2023-02-13 1.55% 1.28% -0.26%
3 2023-02-03 — 1.55% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0179

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
1.9 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.4 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0179

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0179

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2014-0179 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libvirt), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0179
gentoo high CVE-2014-0179: 1 GLSA(s) (201412-04), 1 atom(s) (app-emulation/libvirt); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-0179
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0179
suse low CVE-2014-0179 severity low: SUSE including 383 source package names (libvirt, libvirt-1.0.5.9-0.9.1, …), 770 product×package rows across 46 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE Liberty Linux 7, … (46 product lines)): Fixed 559, Known Not Affected 211. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0179/
ubuntu low CVE-2014-0179 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libvirt), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream): released 4, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0179

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0179

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat libvirt 0.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.7.7 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.8.7 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.9 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.10 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.11 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.11.4 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.11.5 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.11.6 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.11.7 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.11.8 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.12 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.9.13 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.10.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.10.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.10.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.10.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.10.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.10.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.10.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.10.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 0.10.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.0.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.0.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.0.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat libvirt 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_virtualization 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.3 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0179

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