CVE-2014-0191
The xmlParserHandlePEReference function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.2, as used in Web Listener in Oracle HTTP Server in Oracle…
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- redhat
Description
The 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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 14 months later
· 14 months later
Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.1% · top 5.1% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (14)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1090976 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 67233 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:0749 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=9cd1c3cfbd32655d60572c0a413e017260c854df (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- libxml2-cve20140191-dos(93092) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678183 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2015-08-13-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:2372 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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