Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 6.1.19 Core information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 6.1.19. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Core. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-2283. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 6.1.19 (Virtualization Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 04/21/2021 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2021. It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-2283. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 257864 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-2283), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (257864). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 257864
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-2283

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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/09/2020 🔍
04/21/2021 +132 days 🔍
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04/23/2021 +2 days 🔍
08/30/2025 +1590 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2021
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-2283 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-2283
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-173707

Entryinfo

Created: 04/23/2021 06:40
Updated: 08/30/2025 22:47
Changes: 04/23/2021 06:40 (40), 04/27/2021 08:47 (5), 04/27/2021 08:48 (1), 04/29/2021 07:30 (7), 08/30/2025 22:47 (16)
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