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A vulnerability was found in Sun xVM VirtualBox (Virtualization Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
Unspecified vulnerability in Guest Additions in Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6.x and 2.0.x before 2.0.12, 2.1.x, and 2.2.x, and Sun VirtualBox before 3.0.10, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) on the guest OS via unknown vectors.
The weakness was published 11/16/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-3940. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42831 (Sun xVM VirtualBox Guest Additions < 2.0.12 / 3.0.10 Local DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165237 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2010:002)).
Upgrading to version 2.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54282) and Tenable (42831). Similar entries are available at 51615 and 51293.
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Class: Memory allocationCWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 42831
Nessus Name: Sun xVM VirtualBox Guest Additions < 2.0.12 / 3.0.10 Local DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 830872
OpenVAS Name: Mandriva Update for msec MDVA-2010:059 (msec)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: xVM VirtualBox 2.1.0
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2009-3940 (🔍)
X-Force: 54282
Vulnerability Center: 24163 - Sun xVM VirtualBox and VirtualBox Vulnerability Allows Guest OS Users to Cause DoS, Low
SecurityFocus: 37024 - Sun VirtualBox Guest Additions Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 08/27/2021 21:38
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (62), 02/17/2017 11:25 (8), 08/27/2021 21:26 (3), 08/27/2021 21:38 (1)
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