Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.25 OpenSSL key management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.25 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component OpenSSL. Such manipulation leads to key management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-0734. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.25 (Virtualization Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component OpenSSL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a key management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-320. Impacted is confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 10/30/2018. The weakness was presented 01/16/2019 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-0734 since 11/30/2017. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.001.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 120180 (SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : openssl-1_0_0 (SUSE-SU-2018:4001-1)), 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 176538 (Debian Security Update for openssl (DSA 4348-1)).

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 (120180) and SecurityFocus (BID 105758†). See VDB-126017, VDB-126127, VDB-126937 and VDB-127258 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Key management
CWE: CWE-320
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Nessus ID: 120180
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : openssl-1_0_0 (SUSE-SU-2018:4001-1)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: 43e6a58d4991a451daf4891ff05a48735df871ac

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2019
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0734 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0734
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129728

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SecurityFocus: 105758 - OpenSSL CVE-2018-0734 Side Channel Attack Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2019 11:14
Updated: 07/01/2023 07:34
Changes: 01/16/2019 11:14 (84), 05/01/2020 12:37 (5), 07/01/2023 07:34 (6)
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