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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-5177 is rated Low Risk (19.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.53%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.
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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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.06% | 0.53% | +0.47% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 1.10% | 0.06% | -1.04% |
| 3 | 2022-02-04 | — | 1.10% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | 2.0 | LOW |
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1.9 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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low | CVE-2014-5177 low 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-2014-5177 |
gentoo
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high | CVE-2014-5177: 1 GLSA(s) (201412-04), 1 atom(s) (app-emulation/libvirt); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-5177 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5177 |
ubuntu
|
low | CVE-2014-5177 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libvirt), 4 status rows across 4 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream): not-affected 2, released 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-5177 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |