Skip to content
Fencer Intel
medium 4.3

CVE-2014-0191 json

The xmlParserHandlePEReference function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.2, as used in Web Listener in Oracle HTTP Server in Oracle Fusion…

published 2015-01-21 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-0243

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.1%
EPSS 8.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • libxml2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.9.1+dfsg1-4

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0191

  • libxml2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0191

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • libxml2 RHEL 7 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2
  • libxml2 RHEL 7 2.9.1-5.ael7b_1.2
  • libxml2-python RHEL 7 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2
  • libxml2-python RHEL 7 2.9.1-5.ael7b_1.2
  • libxml2 RHEL 6 2.7.6-14.el6_5.1
  • libxml2-python RHEL 6 2.7.6-14.el6_5.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:0749RHSA-2014:0513

  • libxml2 SLES 11 SP4-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 2.7.6-0.77.36.1
  • libxml2-python SLES 11 SP4-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 2.7.6-0.77.36.1
  • libxml2 SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1, SLED 12 SP1 +1 more 2.9.1-26.12.1
  • python-libxml2 SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1, SLED 12 SP1 2.9.1-26.12.1
  • libxml2 SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 2.7.6-0.47.1
  • libxml2-python SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4 2.7.6-0.47.3

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2021:14729-1SUSE-SU-2017:1366-1SUSE-RU-2016:2413-1

  • rubygem-nokogiri openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.18.9-1.4
  • rubygem-nokogiri openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.18.2-1.1
  • rubygem-nokogiri openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.15.5-1.5
  • libxml2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.9.4-1.22
  • rubygem-nokogiri openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.6.8.1-1.3
  • rubygem-nokogiri openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.13.3-1.1
  • ruby3.2-rubygem-nokogiri openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.13.9-1.7

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:10356-1openSUSE-SU-2025:14697-1openSUSE-SU-2024:14174-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10192-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10549-1openSUSE-SU-2024:11912-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-0191 updated cvss 4.3

libxml2: external parameter entity loaded when entity substitution is disabled

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libxml2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 mingw32-libxml2
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libxml2 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2, libxml2-python 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libxml2-devel 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2, libxml2-static 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2, libxml2-debuginfo 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libxml2 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2, libxml2-python 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libxml2-devel 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2, libxml2-static 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2, libxml2-debuginfo 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0749
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libxml2 2.7.6-14.el6_5.1, libxml2-python 2.7.6-14.el6_5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libxml2 2.7.6-14.el6_5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) libxml2 2.7.6-14.el6_5.1, libxml2-python 2.7.6-14.el6_5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libxml2 2.7.6-14.el6_5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libxml2 2.7.6-14.el6_5.1, libxml2-python 2.7.6-14.el6_5.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0513
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libxml2 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2, libxml2 2.9.1-5.ael7b_1.2, libxml2-python 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2, libxml2-python 2.9.1-5.ael7b_1.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0749
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libxml2 2.7.6-14.el6_5.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0513
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libxml2-static 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2, libxml2-static 2.9.1-5.ael7b_1.2, libxml2-debuginfo 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2, libxml2-debuginfo 2.9.1-5.ael7b_1.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0749
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libxml2 2.7.6-14.el6_5.1, libxml2-python 2.7.6-14.el6_5.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0513
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libxml2 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2, libxml2-python 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0749
show 2 more
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) libxml2 2.7.6-14.el6_5.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0513
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libxml2-static 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2, libxml2-debuginfo 2.9.1-5.el7_1.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0749

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

8.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.