CVE-2014-3689: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Privilege Management
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-3689 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.2, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 14 · Related 11Timeline
- 14-11-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The vmware-vga driver (hw/display/vmware_vga.c) in QEMU allows local guest users to write to qemu memory locations and gain privileges via unspecified parameters related to rectangle handling.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.39%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
33%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.39% on 05-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- qemu< 2.1+dfsg-6
- debian_linuxEOL7.0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL10.04 | 12.04 | 14.04 | 14.10
Qemu1 product
- qemu≤ 2.1.3
Ubuntu1 product
- qemu< 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7
4 vendors · 5 products
