Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.23 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.23. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-10129. The attack is restricted to local execution. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.23 (Virtualization Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 07/18/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/19/2017 by James Forshaw as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-10129 since 06/21/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101818 (Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.1.x < 5.1.24 (July 2017 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context l.

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 Exploit-DB (42426), Tenable (101818) and SecurityFocus (BID 99638†). The entries VDB-74371, VDB-89670, VDB-96591 and VDB-99569 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 101818
Nessus Name: Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.1.x < 5.1.24 (July 2017 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 801578
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Virtualbox Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities July17 (Windows)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2017
Researcher: James Forshaw
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-10129 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-10129
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104047
SecurityFocus: 99638 - Oracle VM VirtualBox CVE-2017-10129 Local Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038929

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2017 00:10
Updated: 01/03/2021 23:02
Changes: 07/20/2017 00:10 (82), 10/27/2019 15:47 (9), 01/03/2021 23:02 (3)
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