Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.23 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.23 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-10238. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.23 (Virtualization Software). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 07/18/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/19/2017 by Li Qiang with Qihoo 360 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-10238 since 06/21/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 Tenable (101818) and SecurityFocus (BID 99668†). The entries VDB-74371, VDB-89670, VDB-96591 and VDB-99569 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best 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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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2017
Researcher: Li Qiang
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-10238 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-10238
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104052
SecurityFocus: 99668 - Oracle VM VirtualBox CVE-2017-10238 Local Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038929

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2017 00:10
Updated: 01/03/2021 23:28
Changes: 07/20/2017 00:10 (81), 10/27/2019 15:37 (7), 01/03/2021 23:28 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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