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CVE-2014-3689

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v2

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.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

qemuDebian

Fixed in:2.1+dfsg-6CVE-2014-3689

Fixed in:2.1+dfsg-6CVE-2014-3689

Fixed in:2.1+dfsg-6CVE-2014-3689

Fixed in:2.1+dfsg-6CVE-2014-3689

qemuUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7USN-2409-1

qemu-systemUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7USN-2409-1

qemu-system-aarch64Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7USN-2409-1

qemu-system-armUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7USN-2409-1

qemu-system-mipsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7USN-2409-1

qemu-system-miscUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7USN-2409-1

qemu-system-ppcUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7USN-2409-1

qemu-system-sparcUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7USN-2409-1

qemu-system-x86Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7USN-2409-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

31stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 31% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory6

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12635	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24637	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5689	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-3243	Critical	9.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2024-21888	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-0441	Critical	9.8	85%	-	Fix

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