CVE-2014-6595 Memory corruption in n/a

Low 3.2 Published 21 Jan 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can compromise integrity and availability of Oracle VM VirtualBox via the VMSVGA virtual graphics device.

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

What is CVE-2014-6595?

CVE-2014-6595 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 21 Jan 2015. 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 4.3.20 allows local users to affect integrity and availability via vectors related to VMSVGA virtual graphics device, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-6588, CVE-2014-6589, CVE-2014-6590, and CVE-2015-0427.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6595?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Vm Virtualbox.

How do I fix CVE-2014-6595?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2014-6595 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6595 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-65xc-7xv6-p626, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6595.