Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 7.0.15 Core access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 7.0.15. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Core. Such manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-21114. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 7.0.15 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-21114 since 12/07/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/15/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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