Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.35/6.0.15/6.1.1 Local Privilege Escalation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.35/6.0.15/6.1.1. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2020-2726. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.35/6.0.15/6.1.1 (Virtualization Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.36, prior to 6.0.16 and prior to 6.1.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

The weakness was released 01/15/2020 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2020 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-2726. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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-149016, VDB-149015, VDB-149014 and VDB-149013. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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
• 5.2.28
• 5.2.29
• 5.2.30
• 5.2.31
• 5.2.32
• 5.2.33
• 5.2.34
• 5.2.35
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5
• 6.0.6
• 6.0.7
• 6.0.8
• 6.0.9
• 6.0.10
• 6.0.11
• 6.0.12
• 6.0.13
• 6.0.14
• 6.0.15
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1

License

• open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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