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CVE-2014-0981 Detail

Current 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.


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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-0981
NVD Published Date:
03/31/2014
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE