Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.35/to 5.2.9 Core resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.35/to 5.2.9. Affected is an unknown function of the component Core. Performing a manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2018-0739. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.35/to 5.2.9 (Virtualization Software). This affects an unknown code of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2018. The weakness was released 04/17/2018 by Matt as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-0739 since 11/30/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

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 237021 (Red Hat Update for openssl (RHSA-2018:3221)).

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 103518†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-92314, VDB-92773, VDB-92782 and VDB-92786. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: 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: 703368
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 4157-1 (openssl - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: 2ac4c6f7b2b2af20c0e2b0ba05367e454cd11b33

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11/30/2017 🔍
03/27/2018 +117 days 🔍
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04/17/2018 +21 days 🔍
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03/03/2023 +1774 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2018
Researcher: Matt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0739 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0739
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116841

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SecurityFocus: 103518 - OpenSSL CVE-2018-0739 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040576

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/20/2018 08:53
Updated: 03/03/2023 10:53
Changes: 04/20/2018 08:53 (85), 01/27/2020 20:32 (6), 03/03/2023 10:53 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:930:103

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