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CVE-2014-0981

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4EPSS 1.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.4 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-399
EPSS score
1.4% (72th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2014-1011)
Published
March 31, 2014
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-1011 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • oracle / vm virtualbox
  • oracle / vm virtualbox
  • oracle / vm virtualbox
  • oracle / vm virtualbox
  • oracle / vm virtualbox
  • oracle / vm virtualbox
  • oracle / vm virtualbox
  • oracle / vm virtualbox
  • oracle / vm virtualbox
  • oracle / vm virtualbox
  • oracle / vm virtualbox
  • oracle / vm virtualbox
  • oracle / vm virtualbox
  • oracle / vm virtualbox
  • oracle / vm virtualbox

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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