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
Published Mar 28, 2014
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.40%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.2.0
- 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
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.40% (0.01395) | 71.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.38% (0.01383) | 68.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 17, 2026 | 7.68% (0.07684) | 91.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 9, 2026 | 8.92% (0.08925) | 92.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 6.48% (0.06475) | 90.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 5, 2025 | 4.89% (0.04887) | 89.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 6.49% (0.06491) | 89.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.53% (0.07533) | 91.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 66.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 65.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00297) | 69.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00259) | 64.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00314) | 69.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00320) | 66.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 68.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/95 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57384 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/oracle-virtualbox-3d-acceleration-multiple-memory-corruption-vulnerabilities x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2904 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32208 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531418/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-27 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.virtualbox.org/changeset/50437/vbox x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/95 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/57384 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/oracle-virtualbox-3d-acceleration-multiple-memory-corruption-vulnerabilities | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2904 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32208 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531418/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-27 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.virtualbox.org/changeset/50437/vbox | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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