FKIE_CVE-2014-3573

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-10-18 00:55 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:08
Severity
Summary
The oVirt Engine backend module, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager before 3.4.2, uses an "insecure DocumentBuilderFactory," which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted XML/RSDL document, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1161.htmlVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030807
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1161.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030807
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
redhat enterprise_virtualization_manager *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:08:32.273",
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