CVE-2014-0981

Public Exploit

Description

VBox/GuestHost/OpenGL/util/net.c in Oracle VirtualBox before 3.2.22, 4.0.x before 4.0.24, 4.1.x before 4.1.32, 4.2.x before 4.2.24, and 4.3.x before 4.3.8, when using 3D Acceleration allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the Chromium server via crafted Chromium network pointer in a (1) CR_MESSAGE_READBACK or (2) CR_MESSAGE_WRITEBACK message to the VBoxSharedCrOpenGL service, which triggers an arbitrary pointer dereference and memory corruption. NOTE: this issue was MERGED with CVE-2014-0982 because it is the same type of vulnerability affecting the same set of versions. All CVE users should reference CVE-2014-0981 instead of CVE-2014-0982.

Category

4.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.49% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32208 exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-27 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57384 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531418/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2904 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html
https://www.virtualbox.org/changeset/50437/vbox
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/95 mailing list exploit
http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/oracle-virtualbox-3d-acceleration-multiple-memory-corruption-vulnerabilities exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0981?
CVE-2014-0981 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0981?
To fix CVE-2014-0981, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-0981 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-0981 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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