Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.1 Windows Guest Additions Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Windows Guest Additions. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-0105. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.1 (Virtualization Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Windows Guest Additions. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization 4.1 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Windows Guest Additions.

The weakness was published 01/17/2012 with Oracle (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0105 since 12/12/2011. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62901 (Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.1.x < 4.1.8 Unspecified Local Issues), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165314 (SUSE Security Update for VirtualBox : Update to 4.1.22 Stable Release (openSUSE-SU-2012:1323-1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at oracle.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (72511), Tenable (62901), SecurityFocus (BID 51461†), OSVDB (78442†) and Secunia (SA48755†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4564, VDB-4560, VDB-4566 and VDB-4559. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 62901
Nessus Name: Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.1.x < 4.1.8 Unspecified Local Issues
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OpenVAS ID: 71311
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201204-01 (virtualbox)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: oracle.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: oracle.com
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0105 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0105
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5255

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X-Force: 72511 - Oracle Virtualization VM VirtualBox component unspecified, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 51461 - Oracle VM VirtualBox CVE-2012-0105 Local Vulnerability
Secunia: 48755 - Gentoo update for virtualbox, Less Critical
OSVDB: 78442
Vulnerability Center: 34285 - [cpujan2012-366304] Oracle Virtualization 4.1 VM VirtualBox Windows Guest Additions Unspecified Local Vulnerability, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/19/2012 21:00
Updated: 03/23/2021 16:06
Changes: 04/19/2012 21:00 (77), 04/19/2017 10:29 (7), 03/23/2021 16:06 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:CF1:103

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