Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.19 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.19. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2018-3291. The attack is only possible with local access. 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 5.2.19 (Virtualization Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/16/2018 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-3291. An attack has to be approached locally. 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 T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118562 (openSUSE Security Update : VirtualBox (openSUSE-2018-1330)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371266 (Oracle VM VirtualBox Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUOCT2018)).

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 (118562) and SecurityFocus (BID 105619†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-125476, VDB-125468, VDB-125469 and VDB-125470. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 118562
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : VirtualBox (openSUSE-2018-1330)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2018
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-3291 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-3291
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125661
SecurityFocus: 105619
SecurityTracker: 1041887

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2018 08:40
Updated: 05/29/2023 15:05
Changes: 10/17/2018 08:40 (52), 04/01/2020 08:39 (26), 05/29/2023 15:02 (6), 05/29/2023 15:05 (1)
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