# CVE-2014-0983: Memory corruption in n/a > Local guest users can execute arbitrary code on the host via crafted OpenGL messages when 3D acceleration is enabled. - **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 28 Mar 2014 - **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-p4cx-p88v-xqv9 ## What is CVE-2014-0983? CVE-2014-0983 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published on 28 Mar 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description Multiple array index errors in programs that are automatically generated by VBox/HostServices/SharedOpenGL/crserverlib/server_dispatch.py in Oracle VirtualBox 4.2.x through 4.2.20 and 4.3.x before 4.3.8, when using 3D Acceleration, allow local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the Chromium server via certain CR_MESSAGE_OPCODES messages with a crafted index, which are not properly handled by the (1) CR_VERTEXATTRIB4NUBARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib4NubARB function, (2) CR_VERTEXATTRIB1DARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib1dARB function, (3) CR_VERTEXATTRIB1FARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib1fARB function, (4) CR_VERTEXATTRIB1SARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib1sARB function, (5) CR_VERTEXATTRIB2DARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib2dARB function, (6) CR_VERTEXATTRIB2FARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib2fARB function, (7) CR_VERTEXATTRIB2SARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib2sARB function, (8) CR_VERTEXATTRIB3DARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib3dARB function, (9) CR_VERTEXATTRIB3FARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib3fARB function, (10) CR_VERTEXATTRIB3SARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib3sARB function, (11) CR_VERTEXATTRIB4DARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib4dARB function, (12) CR_VERTEXATTRIB4FARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib4fARB function, and (13) CR_VERTEXATTRIB4SARB_OPCODE to the crServerDispatchVertexAttrib4sARB function. Weakness: CWE-399 ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0983? It affects 1 product. Products: Oracle Vm Virtualbox. ## How do I fix CVE-2014-0983? Upgrade to a fixed version. ## Is CVE-2014-0983 being exploited? It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-0983 exists. Public exploit code: - VirtualBox 3D Acceleration Virtual Machine Escape (metasploit) - Oracle VM VirtualBox - 3D Acceleration Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb) - Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.3.6 - 3D Acceleration Virtual Machine Escape (Metasploit) (exploitdb) ## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Vm Virtualbox - [CVE-2016-5605](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5605/): Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.1.4 in Oracle Virtualization allows remote attackers to affect conf (critical 9.1) - [CVE-2018-3294](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3294/): Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox (critical 9.0) - [CVE-2024-21112](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21112/): Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox (high 8.8) - [CVE-2024-21113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21113/): Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox (high 8.8) - [CVE-2024-21114](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21114/): Privilege escalation in VM VirtualBox (high 8.8) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0983 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2014-0983 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published on 28 Mar 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-0983 exists. Affected product: Oracle Vm Virtualbox. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0983/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0983/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0983 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0983 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-0983 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0983/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.