Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-5177

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.
Published 2014-08-03 18:55:06
Updated 2019-04-22 17:48:01
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: XML external entity (XXE) injectionInput validation

Products affected by CVE-2014-5177

Threat overview for CVE-2014-5177

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2014-5177
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 53
IPs affected by CVE-2014-5177 124,020
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-5177

EPSS FAQ
0.09%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 40 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2014-5177

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
1.2
 LOW AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
1.9
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2014-5177

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2014-5177

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