CVE-2014-0191 Information

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.

Reference

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.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://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678183 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