CVE-2014-6540 Affecting virtualbox package, versions <4.3.34-dfsg-1+deb8u1ubuntu1.14.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-VIRTUALBOX-355446
  • published15 Oct 2014
  • disclosed15 Oct 2014

Introduced: 15 Oct 2014

CVE-2014-6540  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 virtualbox to version 4.3.34-dfsg-1+deb8u1ubuntu1.14.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream virtualbox package and not the virtualbox package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 4.1.34, before 4.2.26, and before 4.3.14 allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Graphics driver (WDDM) for Windows guests.

CVSS Scores

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