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TI-2014-02897 Aliases CVE-2014-3573GHSA-6whg-r3w4-fhjh

The oVirt Engine backend module, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager…

Priority LOW 32CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01762 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.4.1VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2014:1161 Released 2014-09-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager 3.4.2 update
    • RHEV-M 3.4 rhevm-3.4.2-0.2.el6ev, rhevm-backend-3.4.2-0.2.el6ev, rhevm-dbscripts-3.4.2-0.2.el6ev +12

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Storage 2AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Storage 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
RHEV-M 3.4Fixed RHSA-2014:1161

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3573
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6whg-r3w4-fhjh

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2018-06436 A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2015-06271 redhat-support-plugin-rhev in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (aka RHEV… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2018-00992 Sensitive information in log files in [UNKNOWN] ovirt-engine-setup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-00207 Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Manager before 3.5.1 ignores the permission to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2012-00796 The vds_installer in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (RHEV-M) before 3.1, when… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2010-02670 Race condition in the SPICE (aka spice-activex) plug-in for Internet Explorer in Red Hat… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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