CVE-2014-5035: Medium severity opendaylight vulnerability

Published Aug 26, 2014
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Updated

The Netconf (TCP) service in OpenDaylight 1.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference in an XML-RPC message, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Opendaylight OpenDaylight=1.0

Event History

Aug 26, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2014-5035?

CVE-2014-5035 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to facilitate unauthorized access to sensitive files.

2

How do I fix CVE-2014-5035?

To fix CVE-2014-5035, it is recommended to update OpenDaylight to a patched version that mitigates the XXE vulnerability.

3

What types of attacks are possible with CVE-2014-5035?

CVE-2014-5035 can allow remote attackers to perform unauthorized file reads or data exfiltration through XML external entity attacks.

4

Which version of OpenDaylight is affected by CVE-2014-5035?

CVE-2014-5035 affects OpenDaylight version 1.0.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2014-5035 if I cannot update software?

A possible workaround for CVE-2014-5035 is to disable the XML external entity parsing in the configuration of the affected system.

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