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CVE-2014-0179

LOW · CVSS 1.9 EPSS 0.56%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-08-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.9. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2014-0179
Severity
LOW
CVSS
1.9
EPSS
0.56%

Original NVD Description

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.