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CVE-2014-5177 Detail

Description

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  08/03/2014

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.2 LOW
Vector: (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 1.9


Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information

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Hyperlink Resource
http://libvirt.org/news.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00048.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00052.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0560.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml
http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0003.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2366-1

Technical Details

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-5177
NVD Published Date:
08/03/2014
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018