Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.23/6.0.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.23/6.0.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-2522. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.23/6.0.1 (Virtualization Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. 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, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 01/15/2019. The weakness was presented 01/16/2019 by Reno Robert with Zero Day Initiative as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-2522 since 12/14/2018. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. 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 121247 (Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.2.x < 5.2.24 / 6.0.x < 6.0.2 (Jan 2019 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 371532 (Oracle VM VirtualBox Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUJAN2019)).

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 (121247) and SecurityFocus (BID 106568†). See VDB-125486, VDB-129551, VDB-129543 and VDB-129544 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Virtualization Software

Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• VM VirtualBox

Version

• 5.2.0
• 5.2.1
• 5.2.2
• 5.2.3
• 5.2.4
• 5.2.5
• 5.2.6
• 5.2.7
• 5.2.8
• 5.2.9
• 5.2.10
• 5.2.11
• 5.2.12
• 5.2.13
• 5.2.14
• 5.2.15
• 5.2.16
• 5.2.17
• 5.2.18
• 5.2.19
• 5.2.20
• 5.2.21
• 5.2.22
• 5.2.23
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1

License

• open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Vendor Base Score (Oracle): 7.8
Vendor Vector (Oracle): 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 121247
Nessus Name: Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.2.x < 5.2.24 / 6.0.x < 6.0.2 (Jan 2019 CPU)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/14/2018 🔍
01/15/2019 +32 days 🔍
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01/16/2019 +0 days 🔍
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01/18/2019 +2 days 🔍
06/28/2023 +1622 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2019
Researcher: Reno Robert
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2019-2522 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-2522
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129713
SecurityFocus: 106568 - Oracle VM VirtualBox Mulltiple Local Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2019 11:14
Updated: 06/28/2023 17:22
Changes: 01/16/2019 11:14 (82), 05/01/2020 11:11 (7), 06/28/2023 17:22 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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