qemu: vmware_vga: insufficient parameter validation in rectangle functions
Published Nov 14, 2014
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 7.0
Configuration 3
- 10.04
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 14.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the qemu packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.
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:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 1, 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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 30.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 30.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00090) | 23.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60923 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62143 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62144 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3066 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3067 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/114397 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2409-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3689 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1153035 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3689
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3689
- https://www.mail-archive.com/qemu-devel%40nongnu.org/msg261580.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60923 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62143 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62144 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3066 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3067 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/114397 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2409-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3689 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1153035 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3689 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3689 | ||
| https://www.mail-archive.com/qemu-devel%40nongnu.org/msg261580.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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