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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-0179: libvirt: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-0179: libvirt: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/03/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
02/14/2023

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-libvirt

References

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