Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 6.0.19/6.1.5 Core Local Privilege Escalation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 6.0.19/6.1.5. This impacts an unknown function of the component Core. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-2913. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 6.0.19/6.1.5 (Virtualization Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect 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 6.0.20 and prior to 6.1.6. Difficult to exploit 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 takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

The weakness was shared 04/15/2020 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2020 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-2913. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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

The entries VDB-153686, VDB-153290, VDB-153291 and VDB-153293 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Virtualization Software

Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• VM VirtualBox

Version

• 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
• 6.0.16
• 6.0.17
• 6.0.18
• 6.0.19
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5

License

• open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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