CVE-2014-6540
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
1.9
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-6540- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-6540- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-6419 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2014-6419- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8w9x-37pw-9xcr No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8w9x-37pw-9xcr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-6540- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-6540 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-6540- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-6540 No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6540- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
virtualbox-guest-additions-isoDebian:12 |
before 4.3.14-1, plus listed versions 4.0.10-14.0.8-14.1.0-14.1.10-14.1.12-1 Show 22 moreShow less4.1.14-14.1.16-14.1.18-14.1.2-14.1.4-14.1.6-14.1.8-14.2.10-14.2.10-24.2.10-2~bpo70+14.2.16-14.2.16-1~bpo70+14.2.8-14.3.10-14.3.10-1~bpo70+14.3.12-14.3.12-1~bpo70+14.3.14-1~bpo70+14.3.2-14.3.6-14.3.8-14.3.8-1~bpo70+1 |
4.3.14-1 |
virtualbox-guest-additions-isoDebian:13 |
before 4.3.14-1, plus listed versions 4.0.10-14.0.8-14.1.0-14.1.10-14.1.12-1 Show 22 moreShow less4.1.14-14.1.16-14.1.18-14.1.2-14.1.4-14.1.6-14.1.8-14.2.10-14.2.10-24.2.10-2~bpo70+14.2.16-14.2.16-1~bpo70+14.2.8-14.3.10-14.3.10-1~bpo70+14.3.12-14.3.12-1~bpo70+14.3.14-1~bpo70+14.3.2-14.3.6-14.3.8-14.3.8-1~bpo70+1 |
4.3.14-1 |
virtualbox-guest-additions-isoDebian:14 |
before 4.3.14-1, plus listed versions 4.0.10-14.0.8-14.1.0-14.1.10-14.1.12-1 Show 22 moreShow less4.1.14-14.1.16-14.1.18-14.1.2-14.1.4-14.1.6-14.1.8-14.2.10-14.2.10-24.2.10-2~bpo70+14.2.16-14.2.16-1~bpo70+14.2.8-14.3.10-14.3.10-1~bpo70+14.3.12-14.3.12-1~bpo70+14.3.14-1~bpo70+14.3.2-14.3.6-14.3.8-14.3.8-1~bpo70+1 |
4.3.14-1 |
virtualboxUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 4.3.34-dfsg-1+deb8u1ubuntu1.14.04.1, plus listed versions 4.2.16-dfsg-34.2.16-dfsg-3ubuntu14.3.2-dfsg-14.3.2-dfsg-1ubuntu14.3.2-dfsg-1ubuntu2 Show 8 moreShow less4.3.6-dfsg-14.3.6-dfsg-24.3.10-dfsg-14.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu14.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu24.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu34.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu44.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu5 |
4.3.34-dfsg-1+deb8u1ubuntu1.14.04.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-6540 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published October 15, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in virtualbox-guest-additions-iso 4.3.14-1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/61582
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html
securityfocus.com/bid/70493
securitytracker.com/id/1031034
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6540
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8w9x-37pw-9xcr
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-6540
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-6540
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6540