Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 6.1.15 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 6.1.15. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-14872. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 6.1.15 (Virtualization Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. 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 weakness was published 10/20/2020 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020. It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-14872. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful 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.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/19/2020 🔍
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11/25/2020 +35 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-14872 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-14872
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-163375

Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2020 20:49
Updated: 11/25/2020 13:49
Changes: 10/21/2020 20:49 (38), 11/25/2020 13:46 (2), 11/25/2020 13:49 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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