# CVE-2015-0427: Memory corruption in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Low 3.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/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:** 21 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v98g-2jg8-r9w5, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0427

## What is CVE-2015-0427?

CVE-2015-0427 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 prior to 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-2014-6595.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0427?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Vm Virtualbox.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-0427?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-0427 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0427 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse

- [CVE-2015-5957](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5957/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-0491](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0491/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-2388](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2388/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-1866](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1866/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-0492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0492/): Other in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-0427 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-0427 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0427 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opensuse Opensuse. 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-2015-0427/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0427/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0427
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0427
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-0427

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