Oracle VM VirtualBox 3.2.20/4.0.22/4.1.30/4.2.22/4.3.6 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Oracle VM VirtualBox 3.2.20/4.0.22/4.1.30/4.2.22/4.3.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-5892. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 3.2.20/4.0.22/4.1.30/4.2.22/4.3.6 (Virtualization Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox prior to 3.2.20, 4.0.22, 4.1.30, 4.2.22, and 4.3.6 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Core.

The weakness was published 01/14/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-5892 since 09/18/2013. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72002 (FreeBSD : virtualbox-ose -- local vulnerability (81f1fdc2-7ec7-11e3-a6c6-00163e1ed244)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122895 (Debian Security Update for virtualbox (DSA 2878-1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (72002), SecurityFocus (BID 64758†), OSVDB (102057†), Secunia (SA56490†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42952†). Similar entries are available at VDB-6095, VDB-7810, VDB-8664 and VDB-8665. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Virtualization Software

Vendor

Oracle

Name

VM VirtualBox

Version

License

open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 72002
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : virtualbox-ose -- local vulnerability (81f1fdc2-7ec7-11e3-a6c6-00163e1ed244)
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OpenVAS ID: 702878
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2878-1 (virtualbox - security update
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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09/18/2013 🔍
01/09/2014 +113 days 🔍
01/14/2014 +5 days 🔍
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01/15/2014 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2014
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5892 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5892
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11925

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X-Force: 90368
SecurityFocus: 64758 - Oracle January 2014 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 56490
OSVDB: 102057
SecurityTracker: 1029610
Vulnerability Center: 42952 - [cpujan2014-1972949] Oracle VM VirtualBox Local Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2013-5892), Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2014 10:55
Updated: 05/14/2025 18:11
Changes: 01/15/2014 10:55 (45), 04/07/2017 17:11 (26), 06/07/2021 10:08 (2), 06/07/2021 10:14 (7), 06/07/2021 10:20 (1), 05/14/2025 18:11 (16)
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