CVE-2014-0981

Oracle VM VirtualBox < 4.3.8 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via 3D Acceleration Network Pointer

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-0981. PoCs published by Core Security.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This advisory details multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in Oracle VirtualBox's 3D Acceleration feature, specifically in the Chromium library's handling of OpenGL commands. It provides a technical breakdown of three CVEs (CVE-2014-0981, CVE-2014-0982, CVE-2014-0983) involving improper validation of array indices, leading to arbitrary memory write primitives and potential guest-to-host escape.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Core Security · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32208

This advisory details multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in Oracle VirtualBox's 3D Acceleration feature, specifically in the Chromium library's handling of OpenGL commands. It provides a technical breakdown of three CVEs (CVE-2014-0981, CVE-2014-0982, CVE-2014-0983) involving improper validation of array indices, leading to arbitrary memory write primitives and potential guest-to-host escape.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Oracle VirtualBox v4.2.20 and earlier, v4.3.6 and earlier
No auth needed
Prerequisites: 3D Acceleration enabled in VirtualBox · Guest OS with OpenGL application execution capabilities
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32208
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-27
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/57384
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531418/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2904
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://www.virtualbox.org/changeset/50437/vbox
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/95

Scores

EPSS 0.0138
EPSS Percentile 68.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (15)
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.2.0
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.2.2
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.2.4
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.2.6
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.2.8
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.2.10
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.2.12
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.2.14
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.2.16
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.2.18
... and 5 more
Published Mar 31, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026