Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.27/6.0.5 Core access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.27/6.0.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Core. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-2690. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.27/6.0.5 (Virtualization Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Core. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 04/16/2019 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-2690. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 258008 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-2690), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371750 (Oracle VM VirtualBox Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUAPR2019)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (258008). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-133580, VDB-133572, VDB-133573 and VDB-133574. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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
• 5.2.24
• 5.2.25
• 5.2.26
• 5.2.27
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5

License

• open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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