CVE-2014-0191

medium

Published 2015-01-21 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

4.3

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
sles		affected
debian	bookworm	fixed	`2.9.1+dfsg1-4`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`2.9.1+dfsg1-4`
debian	forky	fixed	`2.9.1+dfsg1-4`
debian	sid	fixed	`2.9.1+dfsg1-4`
debian	trixie	fixed	`2.9.1+dfsg1-4`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
oracle	fusion_middleware	`11.1.1.7.0`
oracle	fusion_middleware	`12.1.2.0.0`
oracle	fusion_middleware	`12.1.3.0.0`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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