Oracle VM VirtualBox OpenSSL information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox. Impacted is an unknown function of the component OpenSSL. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-3736. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox (Virtualization Software) (affected version unknown). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component OpenSSL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 01/30/2018. The weakness was presented 01/18/2018 by OSS-Fuzz as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-3736 since 12/16/2016. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104432 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.04 / 17.10 : openssl vulnerabilities (USN-3475-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38753 (NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP Multiple Vulnerabilities (NTAP-20171208-0001,NTAP-20180201-0001,NTAP-20171107-0002)).

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 (104432) and SecurityFocus (BID 95814†). See VDB-90006, VDB-92314, VDB-92773 and VDB-92782 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 104432
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.04 / 17.10 : openssl vulnerabilities (USN-3475-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 53380
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 4018-1 (openssl - security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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12/16/2016 🔍
01/26/2017 +41 days 🔍
11/02/2017 +280 days 🔍
11/07/2017 +5 days 🔍
01/18/2018 +72 days 🔍
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01/30/2018 +12 days 🔍
02/02/2023 +1829 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2018
Researcher: OSS-Fuzz project (OSS-Fuzz)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3736 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3736
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112183

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SecurityFocus: 95814 - OpenSSL CVE-2017-3732 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039727

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/18/2018 09:43
Updated: 02/02/2023 08:39
Changes: 01/18/2018 09:43 (74), 12/23/2019 21:12 (16), 02/01/2021 09:05 (3), 02/01/2021 09:12 (1), 02/02/2023 08:39 (3)
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