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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 4.0.34/4.1.42/4.2.34/4.3.32/5.0.8. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-4896. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 4.0.34/4.1.42/4.2.34/4.3.32/5.0.8 (Virtualization Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 4.0.34, 4.1.42, 4.2.34, 4.3.32, and 5.0.8 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Core.

The weakness was published 10/20/2015 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-4896 since 06/24/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86678 (Debian DSA-3384-1 : virtualbox - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168249 (OpenSuSE Security Update for virtualbox (openSUSE-SU-2015:2154-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (86678), SecurityFocus (BID 77198†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53716†). Similar entries are available at VDB-77628, VDB-78614, VDB-78643 and VDB-78622. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Virtualization Software

Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• VM VirtualBox

Version

• 4.0.0
• 4.0.1
• 4.0.2
• 4.0.3
• 4.0.4
• 4.0.5
• 4.0.6
• 4.0.7
• 4.0.8
• 4.0.9
• 4.0.10
• 4.0.11
• 4.0.12
• 4.0.13
• 4.0.14
• 4.0.15
• 4.0.16
• 4.0.17
• 4.0.18
• 4.0.19
• 4.0.20
• 4.0.21
• 4.0.22
• 4.0.23
• 4.0.24
• 4.0.25
• 4.0.26
• 4.0.27
• 4.0.28
• 4.0.29
• 4.0.30
• 4.0.31
• 4.0.32
• 4.0.33
• 4.0.34
• 4.1.0
• 4.1.1
• 4.1.2
• 4.1.3
• 4.1.4
• 4.1.5
• 4.1.6
• 4.1.7
• 4.1.8
• 4.1.9
• 4.1.10
• 4.1.11
• 4.1.12
• 4.1.13
• 4.1.14
• 4.1.15
• 4.1.16
• 4.1.17
• 4.1.18
• 4.1.19
• 4.1.20
• 4.1.21
• 4.1.22
• 4.1.23
• 4.1.24
• 4.1.25
• 4.1.26
• 4.1.27
• 4.1.28
• 4.1.29
• 4.1.30
• 4.1.31
• 4.1.32
• 4.1.33
• 4.1.34
• 4.1.35
• 4.1.36
• 4.1.37
• 4.1.38
• 4.1.39
• 4.1.40
• 4.1.41
• 4.1.42
• 4.2.0
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2
• 4.2.3
• 4.2.4
• 4.2.5
• 4.2.6
• 4.2.7
• 4.2.8
• 4.2.9
• 4.2.10
• 4.2.11
• 4.2.12
• 4.2.13
• 4.2.14
• 4.2.15
• 4.2.16
• 4.2.17
• 4.2.18
• 4.2.19
• 4.2.20
• 4.2.21
• 4.2.22
• 4.2.23
• 4.2.24
• 4.2.25
• 4.2.26
• 4.2.27
• 4.2.28
• 4.2.29
• 4.2.30
• 4.2.31
• 4.2.32
• 4.2.33
• 4.2.34
• 4.3.0
• 4.3.1
• 4.3.2
• 4.3.3
• 4.3.4
• 4.3.5
• 4.3.6
• 4.3.7
• 4.3.8
• 4.3.9
• 4.3.10
• 4.3.11
• 4.3.12
• 4.3.13
• 4.3.14
• 4.3.15
• 4.3.16
• 4.3.17
• 4.3.18
• 4.3.19
• 4.3.20
• 4.3.21
• 4.3.22
• 4.3.23
• 4.3.24
• 4.3.25
• 4.3.26
• 4.3.27
• 4.3.28
• 4.3.29
• 4.3.30
• 4.3.31
• 4.3.32
• 5.0.0
• 5.0.1
• 5.0.2
• 5.0.3
• 5.0.4
• 5.0.5
• 5.0.6
• 5.0.7
• 5.0.8

License

• open-source (GNU GPLv3)

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 86678
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3384-1 : virtualbox - security update
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 703384
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3384-1 (virtualbox - security update)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

06/24/2015 🔍
10/20/2015 +118 days 🔍
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10/21/2015 +1 days 🔍
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10/21/2015 +0 days 🔍
06/23/2022 +2437 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2015-4896 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4896
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78675

OVAL: 🔍

SecurityFocus: 77198 - Oracle VM VirtualBox CVE-2015-4896 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033880
Vulnerability Center: 53716 - [cpuoct2015-2367953-Virtualization] Oracle VM VirtualBox Local DOS Vulnerability - CVE-2015-4896, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2015 12:52 PM
Updated: 06/23/2022 02:22 PM
Changes: 10/21/2015 12:52 PM (70), 02/15/2018 10:58 AM (5), 06/23/2022 02:21 PM (3), 06/23/2022 02:22 PM (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:201:40

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