Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.23 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.23. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-10235. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.23 (Virtualization Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 07/18/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/19/2017 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-10235 since 06/21/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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 99705†). The entries VDB-74371, VDB-89670, VDB-96591 and VDB-99569 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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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Status: Not defined

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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: Lucas Molas
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-10235 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-10235
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104057
SecurityFocus: 99705 - Oracle VM VirtualBox CVE-2017-10235 Local Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038929

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2017 00:10
Updated: 01/03/2021 23:57
Changes: 07/20/2017 00:10 (81), 10/27/2019 15:26 (5), 01/03/2021 23:51 (4), 01/03/2021 23:57 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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