Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.23/6.0.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.23/6.0.1. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-2450. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.23/6.0.1 (Virtualization Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. 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 01/15/2019. The weakness was disclosed 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 available at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-2450 since 12/14/2018. Local access is required to approach this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. 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 121411 (openSUSE Security Update : virtualbox (openSUSE-2019-84)), 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 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 (121411) and SecurityFocus (BID 106568†). The entries VDB-125486, VDB-129551, VDB-129543 and VDB-129544 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 121411
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : virtualbox (openSUSE-2019-84)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2019
Researcher: Reno Robert
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-2450 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-2450
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129722
SecurityFocus: 106568 - Oracle VM VirtualBox Mulltiple Local Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2019 11:14
Updated: 07/01/2023 06:30
Changes: 01/16/2019 11:14 (82), 05/01/2020 12:03 (7), 07/01/2023 06:30 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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