Oracle VM VirtualBox Core

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Oracle VM VirtualBox. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Core. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-21998. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox (Virtualization Software) (affected version unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Core. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was presented 04/18/2023 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2023. The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-21998. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 253206 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-21998), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (253206). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Temp Score: 4.4
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CNA Base Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 253206
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-21998

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/17/2022 🔍
04/18/2023 +121 days 🔍
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08/24/2025 +859 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2023
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21998 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21998
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-226738

Entryinfo

Created: 04/18/2023 23:18
Updated: 08/24/2025 23:24
Changes: 04/18/2023 23:18 (37), 05/13/2023 11:55 (2), 05/13/2023 12:02 (11), 05/13/2023 12:10 (1), 08/24/2025 23:24 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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