Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.15 Core access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.15. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Core. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-3091. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.15 (Virtualization Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function 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.

The bug was discovered 07/17/2018. The weakness was presented 07/18/2018 with Zero Day Initiative as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-3091 since 12/15/2017. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111208 (Oracle VM VirtualBox < 5.2.16 Multiple Vulnerabilities (July 2018 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371080 (Oracle VM VirtualBox Multiple Vulnerabilities (cpujul2018)).

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 (111208) and SecurityFocus (BID 104764†). See VDB-79791, VDB-95830, VDB-97118 and VDB-99028 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 111208
Nessus Name: Oracle VM VirtualBox < 5.2.16 Multiple Vulnerabilities (July 2018 CPU)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2018
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-3091 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-3091
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121898
SecurityFocus: 104764 - Oracle VM VirtualBox Mulltiple Local Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1041296

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2018 10:06
Updated: 04/18/2023 12:42
Changes: 07/18/2018 10:06 (83), 03/05/2020 20:01 (6), 04/18/2023 12:42 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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