Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.35/to 5.2.9 Core access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.35/to 5.2.9. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Core. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-2842. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.35/to 5.2.9 (Virtualization Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Core. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 04/17/2018. The weakness was released 04/17/2018 by Reno Robert as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-2842 since 12/15/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109294 (openSUSE Security Update : virtualbox (openSUSE-2018-389) (Optionsbleed)), 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 Tenable (109294) and SecurityFocus (BID 103853†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-92314, VDB-92773, VDB-92782 and VDB-92786. 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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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 109294
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : virtualbox (openSUSE-2018-389) (Optionsbleed)
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OpenVAS ID: 60943
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for virtualbox openSUSE-SU-2018:1057-1 (virtualbox)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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04/17/2018 +123 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2018
Researcher: Reno Robert
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-2842 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-2842
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116831
SecurityFocus: 103853 - Oracle VM VirtualBox CVE-2018-2842 Local Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040707

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/20/2018 08:53
Updated: 03/03/2023 10:00
Changes: 04/20/2018 08:53 (84), 01/28/2020 07:28 (6), 03/03/2023 10:00 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:E75:103

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