CVE-2014-0191

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-0191
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-01-21 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe xmlParserHandlePEReference function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.2, as used in Web Listener in Oracle HTTP Server in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.7.0, 12.1.2.0, and 12.1.3.0 and other products, loads external parameter entities regardless of whether entity substitution or validation is enabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted XML document.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Oracle Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.7.0 All All All
Application Oracle Fusion Middleware 12.1.2.0.0 All All All
Application Oracle Fusion Middleware 12.1.3.0.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Releases af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 xmlsoft.org
APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2 OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
About the security content of OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
1090976 – (CVE-2014-0191) CVE-2014-0191 libxml2: external parameter entity loaded when entity substitution is disabled af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
libxml2 - XML parser and markup toolkit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org
IBM Security Bulletin: Rational Systems Tester is affected by Libxml2 vulnerability (CVE-2014-0191) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
Libxml2 Entity Substituton CVE-2014-0191 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
About the security content of iOS 8.4.1 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-3 iOS 8.4.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2015:2372-1: moderate: Security update for libxml2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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