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title: "CVE-2014-3005\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-3005

Publication date 1 February 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**9.8 · Critical**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3005?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in Zabbix 1.8.x before 1.8.21rc1,
2.0.x before 2.0.13rc1, 2.2.x before 2.2.5rc1, and 2.3.x before 2.3.2
allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or potentially execute
arbitrary code via a crafted DTD in an XML request.

### From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that Zabbix incorrectly handled certain XML files. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files or potentially
execute arbitrary code.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| zabbix | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3005?format=md#patch-details)

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### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| zabbix | * Upstream:   <https://support.zabbix.com/secure/attachment/28912/ZBX_8151_2_2_2.patch> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

9.8 · Critical

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3005)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3005)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-3005)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3005)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4767-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4767-1)
+ Zabbix vulnerabilities
+ 15 June 2022

### Other references

* <http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/87>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3005>