Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 7.0.15 Core information disclosure

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 7.0.15. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Core. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-21109. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 7.0.15. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.16. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. 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 5.9 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-21109 since 12/07/2023. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 7.0.16 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Virtualization Software

Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• VM VirtualBox

Version

• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4
• 7.0.5
• 7.0.6
• 7.0.7
• 7.0.8
• 7.0.9
• 7.0.10
• 7.0.11
• 7.0.12
• 7.0.13
• 7.0.14
• 7.0.15

License

• open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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