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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.35/to 5.2.9. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Core. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-2836. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.35/to 5.2.9 (Virtualization Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 04/17/2018. The weakness was released 04/17/2018 with Zero Day Initiative as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-2836 since 12/15/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. 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 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 103858†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-92314, VDB-92773, VDB-92782 and VDB-92786. 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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Local: Yes
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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2018
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-2836 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-2836
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116836
SecurityFocus: 103858 - Oracle VM VirtualBox CVE-2018-2836 Local Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040707

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/20/2018 08:53
Updated: 03/03/2023 10:18
Changes: 04/20/2018 08:53 (84), 01/27/2020 20:56 (6), 03/03/2023 10:18 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:F79:103

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