CVE-2014-2477

Oracle VM VirtualBox <4.3.12 - Unknown

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2014-2477. PoCs published by Metasploit, including Metasploit module exploits/windows/local/virtual_box_guest_additions.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a vulnerability in VirtualBox Guest Additions (VBoxGuest.sys) to achieve privilege escalation on Windows XP SP3 by corrupting the HalDispatchTable and executing arbitrary kernel code.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 3.2.24, 4.0.26, 4.1.34, 4.2.26, and 4.3.12 allows local users to affect integrity and availability via unknown vectors related to Core, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-2486.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubylocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34333

This Metasploit module exploits a vulnerability in VirtualBox Guest Additions (VBoxGuest.sys) to achieve privilege escalation on Windows XP SP3 by corrupting the HalDispatchTable and executing arbitrary kernel code.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VirtualBox Guest Additions up to 4.3.10r93012
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Windows XP SP3 · VirtualBox Guest Additions installed · 32-bit system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC NORMAL
rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/local/virtual_box_guest_additions.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a memory corruption vulnerability in VirtualBox Guest Additions (VBoxGuest.sys) to achieve local privilege escalation on Windows XP SP3. It leverages arbitrary memory write to overwrite HalDispatchTable and execute shellcode via NtQueryIntervalProfile.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: VirtualBox Guest Additions up to 4.3.10r93012
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Windows XP SP3 · VBoxGuest.sys driver loaded · Local user access
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34333
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68613

Scores

EPSS 0.0714
EPSS Percentile 93.4%

Details

Status published
Products (50)
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.0
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.0.0
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.0.2
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.0.4
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.0.6
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.0.8
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.0.10
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.0.12
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.0.14
oracle/vm_virtualbox 4.0.16
... and 40 more
Published Jul 17, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026