Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 6.1.19 Core information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 6.1.19 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Core. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-2291. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to 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. This vulnerability affects an unknown code 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 released 04/21/2021 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2021. The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-2291. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 257876 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-2291), 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 (257876). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 257876
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-2291

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04/21/2021 +132 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

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

CVE: CVE-2021-2291 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-2291
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-173716

Entryinfo

Created: 04/23/2021 06:40
Updated: 08/30/2025 22:12
Changes: 04/23/2021 06:40 (40), 04/27/2021 09:11 (5), 04/27/2021 09:12 (1), 04/29/2021 08:03 (7), 08/30/2025 22:12 (16)
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