Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 7.0.15 Core information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 7.0.15. This affects an unknown part of the component Core. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-21108. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 7.0.15. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing 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 summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.16. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-21108 since 12/07/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. 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 253202 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-21108), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 7.0.16 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (253202). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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CNA Base Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 253202
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-21108

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: VM VirtualBox 7.0.16

Timelineinfo

12/07/2023 🔍
04/17/2024 +131 days 🔍
04/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/24/2025 +494 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: oracle.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-21108 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-21108
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-261043

Entryinfo

Created: 04/17/2024 07:00
Updated: 08/24/2025 23:24
Changes: 04/17/2024 07:00 (65), 12/05/2024 16:53 (2), 08/24/2025 23:24 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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