7.2
HIGH
CVE-2014-3689
"VMware QEMU Rectangle Handling Privilege Escalation"
Description

The vmware-vga driver (hw/display/vmware_vga.c) in QEMU allows local guest users to write to qemu memory locations and gain privileges via unspecified parameters related to rectangle handling.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 14, 2014, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 12:41 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-3689 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-3689 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Qemu qemu
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-3689.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/60923 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62143 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62144 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3066 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3067 Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/114397 Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2409-1 Third Party Advisory
https://www.mail-archive.com/qemu-devel%40nongnu.org/msg261580.html

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Slides, Papers, Links to CVEs and advisories

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
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Born at : Aug. 5, 2017, 4:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 15 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-3689 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg261580.html [Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://www.mail-archive.com/qemu-devel%40nongnu.org/msg261580.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/60923 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/60923 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/62143 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/62143 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/62144 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/62144 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3066 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3066 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3067 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3067 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.osvdb.org/114397 No Types Assigned http://www.osvdb.org/114397 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2409-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2409-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg261580.html No Types Assigned https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg261580.html Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-264
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.1.3
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CWE CWE-264
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

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0.24592

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