Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2014-5177 (CCN-95277)

Assigned:2014-05-06
Published:2014-05-06
Updated:2019-04-22
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:1.2 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
0.9 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
1.9 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
1.4 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
3.3 Low (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
2.4 Low (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Adjacent_Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
CWE-611
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2014-5177

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://libvirt.org/news.html

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
openSUSE-SU-2014:0650

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
openSUSE-SU-2014:0674

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2014:0560

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2014-0914
Moderate: libvirt security and bug fix update

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
60895

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-201412-04

Source: CCN
Type: Libvirt Security Notice: LSN-2014-0003
Unsafe parsing of XML documents allows arbitrary file read

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0003.html

Source: CCN
Type: BID-69033
libvirt XML External Entity CVE-2014-5177 Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-2366-1

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
libvirt-cve20145177-info-disc(95277)

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2014-5177

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:libvirt:libvirt:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:libvirt:libvirt:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26939
    P
    		USN-2366-1 -- libvirt vulnerabilities
    2014-12-01
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20145177000
    V
    		CVE-2014-5177 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
    2014-08-03
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20145177000
    V
    		CVE-2014-5177 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
    2014-08-03
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20140914
    P
    		RHSA-2014:0914: libvirt security and bug fix update (Moderate)
    2014-07-22
    BACK
    redhat enterprise virtualization 3.0
    opensuse opensuse 12.3
    opensuse opensuse 13.1
    redhat enterprise linux 6.0
    redhat libvirt 1.0.0
    redhat libvirt 1.0.1
    redhat libvirt 1.0.2
    redhat libvirt 1.0.3
    redhat libvirt 1.0.4
    redhat libvirt 1.0.5
    redhat libvirt 1.0.5.1
    redhat libvirt 1.0.5.2
    redhat libvirt 1.0.5.3
    redhat libvirt 1.0.5.4
    redhat libvirt 1.0.5.5
    redhat libvirt 1.0.5.6
    redhat libvirt 1.0.6
    redhat libvirt 1.1.0
    redhat libvirt 1.1.1
    redhat libvirt 1.1.2
    redhat libvirt 1.1.3
    redhat libvirt 1.1.4
    redhat libvirt 1.2.0
    redhat libvirt 1.2.1
    redhat libvirt 1.2.2
    redhat libvirt 1.2.3
    redhat libvirt 1.2.4
    libvirt libvirt 1.2.0
    libvirt libvirt 1.2.4
    redhat enterprise linux hpc node 7
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 7
    redhat enterprise linux server 7
    redhat enterprise linux workstation 7