Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.43/6.0.23/6.1.11 Core information disclosure

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.43/6.0.23/6.1.11. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Core. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-14704. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.2.43/6.0.23/6.1.11 (Virtualization Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.44, prior to 6.0.24 and prior to 6.1.12. Easily exploitable 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 unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

The weakness was shared 07/15/2020 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-14704. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

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

The entries VDB-158073, VDB-158074, VDB-158075 and VDB-158076 are related to this item. 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
• 5.2.32
• 5.2.33
• 5.2.34
• 5.2.35
• 5.2.36
• 5.2.37
• 5.2.38
• 5.2.39
• 5.2.40
• 5.2.41
• 5.2.42
• 5.2.43
• 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
• 6.0.20
• 6.0.21
• 6.0.22
• 6.0.23
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5
• 6.1.6
• 6.1.7
• 6.1.8
• 6.1.9
• 6.1.10
• 6.1.11

License

• open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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