Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 4.2.20/4.3.6 crNetRecvWriteback memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 4.2.20/4.3.6. The impacted element is the function crNetRecvWriteback. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0982. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 4.2.20/4.3.6 (Virtualization Software). Affected by this issue is the function crNetRecvWriteback. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2014-0981. Reason: This issue was MERGED into CVE-2014-0981 in accordance with CVE content decisions, because it is the same type of vulnerability and affects the same versions. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2014-0981 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.

The weakness was disclosed 03/11/2014 by CoreLabs with Corelabs as EDB-ID: 32208 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-0982 since 01/07/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Corelabs and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121841 (Oracle VirtualBox 3D Acceleration Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 4.3.8 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at virtualbox.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91753), Exploit-DB (32208), SecurityFocus (BID 66132†), OSVDB (104352†) and Secunia (SA57384†). The entries VDB-12601 and VDB-12603 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Corelabs
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: VM VirtualBox 4.3.8

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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: EDB-ID: 32208
Researcher: CoreLabs
Organization: Corelabs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0982 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0982
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12602
X-Force: 91753 - Oracle VM VirtualBox crNetRecvWriteback() code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 66132 - Oracle VM VirtualBox 'crNetRecvWriteback()' Function Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 57384 - Oracle VirtualBox 3D Acceleration Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 104352

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/14/2014 13:42
Updated: 12/08/2024 08:09
Changes: 03/14/2014 13:42 (72), 03/31/2019 15:34 (1), 12/08/2024 08:09 (15)
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