# CVE-2014-2477: Other in n/a

> Local attackers can compromise integrity and availability of Oracle VM VirtualBox via unspecified core vectors.

- **Severity:** Low 3.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** 17 Jul 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mhxv-5q9h-hp9c, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2477

## What is CVE-2014-2477?

CVE-2014-2477 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published on 17 Jul 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2477?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Vm Virtualbox.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2477?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-2477 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-2477 exists.

Public exploit code:

- VirtualBox Guest Additions VBoxGuest.sys Privilege Escalation (metasploit)
- Oracle VM VirtualBox Guest Additions 4.3.10r93012 - 'VBoxGuest.sys' Local Privilege Escalation (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-2014-2477 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2477 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published on 17 Jul 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-2014-2477 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-2014-2477/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2477/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2477
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2477
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2477

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