Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.31/prior to 6.0.9 Core access control

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.31/prior to 6.0.9. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Core. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2019-2873. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.31/prior to 6.0.9 (Virtualization Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Core. 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.32 and prior to 6.0.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

The weakness was released 07/16/2019 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - Juli 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-2873 since 12/14/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-137972, VDB-137963, VDB-137964 and VDB-137965. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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
• 5.2.28
• 5.2.29
• 5.2.30
• 5.2.31
• prior to 6.0.0
• prior to 6.0.1
• prior to 6.0.2
• prior to 6.0.3
• prior to 6.0.4
• prior to 6.0.5
• prior to 6.0.6
• prior to 6.0.7
• prior to 6.0.8
• prior to 6.0.9

License

• open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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