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 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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (8.14%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 8.14% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- oracle/fusion middleware
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 8.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0749.html
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678183
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67233
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1090976
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93092
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=9cd1c3cfbd32655d60572c0a413e017260c854df
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0749.html
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678183
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67233
- http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1090976
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93092
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=9cd1c3cfbd32655d60572c0a413e017260c854df
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.