Oracle VM VirtualBox access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-2698. The attack needs to be approached locally. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox (Virtualization Software) (unknown version). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block. 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 01/16/2018. The weakness was presented 01/18/2018 by SecuriTeam with SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-2698 since 12/15/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download 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 106289 (openSUSE Security Update : virtualbox (openSUSE-2018-75) (Spectre)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171540 (OpenSUSE Security Update for kbuild, virtualbox (openSUSE-SU-2018:2524-1)).

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 Exploit-DB (43878), Tenable (106289) and SecurityFocus (BID 102688†). See VDB-68431, VDB-89667, VDB-92931 and VDB-95678 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 106289
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : virtualbox (openSUSE-2018-75) (Spectre)
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OpenVAS ID: 53147
OpenVAS Name: Oracle VirtualBox Security Updates (jan2018-3236628) - Linux
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/15/2017 🔍
01/16/2018 +32 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2018
Researcher: Niklas Baumstark via Beyond Security's SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure program (SecuriTeam)
Organization: SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-2698 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-2698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112173
SecurityFocus: 102688 - Oracle VM VirtualBox CVE-2018-2698 Local Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040202

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

Created: 01/18/2018 09:43
Updated: 01/30/2025 23:03
Changes: 01/18/2018 09:43 (83), 12/23/2019 22:27 (10), 02/01/2021 07:35 (3), 02/01/2021 07:38 (1), 01/30/2025 23:03 (15)
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