6.9

CVE-2014-0983: oracle vm_virtualbox Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 6.9v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-0983
Published 28-03-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-0983 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in oracle vm_virtualbox. EPSS estimates a 8.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 5 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
39/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
8.13%
0%100%
Low · -0.07 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits5reference, exploit-database, metasploit

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3
DSA-2904-1MGASA-2014-0184MGASA-2014-0185

Timeline

  1. 28-03-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple array index errors in programs that are automatically generated by VBox/HostServices/SharedOpenGL/crserverlib/server_dispatch.py in Oracle VirtualBox 4.2.x through 4.2.20 and 4.3.x before 4.3.8, when using 3D Acceleration, allow local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the Chromium server via certain CR_MESSAGE_OPCODES messages with a crafted index, which are not properly handled by the (1) CR_VERTEXATTRIB4NUBARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib4NubARB function, (2) CR_VERTEXATTRIB1DARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib1dARB function, (3) CR_VERTEXATTRIB1FARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib1fARB function, (4) CR_VERTEXATTRIB1SARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib1sARB function, (5) CR_VERTEXATTRIB2DARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib2dARB function, (6) CR_VERTEXATTRIB2FARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib2fARB function, (7) CR_VERTEXATTRIB2SARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib2sARB function, (8) CR_VERTEXATTRIB3DARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib3dARB function, (9) CR_VERTEXATTRIB3FARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib3fARB function, (10) CR_VERTEXATTRIB3SARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib3sARB function, (11) CR_VERTEXATTRIB4DARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib4dARB function, (12) CR_VERTEXATTRIB4FARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib4fARB function, and (13) CR_VERTEXATTRIB4SARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib4sARB function.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

8.13%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.07 pp

From 8.20% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
8.13%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

5 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (seclists.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (coresecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedosmultipleVerified

    Oracle VM VirtualBox - 3D Acceleration Multiple Vulnerabilities

    Maturity: poc

Show all 5 exploits
  • exploit-databaseremotewindows_x86-64Verified

    Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.3.6 - 3D Acceleration Virtual Machine Escape (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteUnverified

    VirtualBox 3D Acceleration Virtual Machine Escape

    exploit/windows/local/virtual_box_opengl_escape

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Oracle1 product
  • vm_virtualbox4.2.0 | 4.2.2 | 4.2.4 | 4.2.6 | 4.2.8 | 4.2.10 | 4.2.12 | 4.2.14 | 4.2.16 | 4.2.18 | 4.2.20 | 4.3.0 | 4.3.2 | 4.3.4 | 4.3.6
Ubuntu1 product
  • virtualbox< 4.3.10-dfsg-1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

11 links
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