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.
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2409-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3067
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3066
http://secunia.com/advisories/62144
http://secunia.com/advisories/62143
http://secunia.com/advisories/60923
https://www.mail-archive.com/qemu-devel%40nongnu.org/msg261580.html
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2014-11-14
Updated: 2025-04-12
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.0009