CVE-2014-0191

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-01-21 · updated 2026-06-17

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.

Affected products

Oracle Corporation Oracle Enterprise Manager for Fusion Middleware: 11.1.1.7.0, 12.1.2.0.0, 12.1.3.0.0

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.html
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

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