Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 3.2.24/4.0.26/4.1.34/4.2.26/4.3.14 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 3.2.24/4.0.26/4.1.34/4.2.26/4.3.14. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-2487. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 3.2.24/4.0.26/4.1.34/4.2.26/4.3.14 (Virtualization Software). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 07/16/2014 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2487 since 03/13/2014. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122364 (Oracle VM VirtualBox Multiple Vulnerabilities).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-45462†). See VDB-13217, VDB-13218, VDB-13219 and VDB-67096 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Virtualization Software

Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• VM VirtualBox

Version

• 3.2.0
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3
• 3.2.4
• 3.2.5
• 3.2.6
• 3.2.7
• 3.2.8
• 3.2.9
• 3.2.10
• 3.2.11
• 3.2.12
• 3.2.13
• 3.2.14
• 3.2.15
• 3.2.16
• 3.2.17
• 3.2.18
• 3.2.19
• 3.2.20
• 3.2.21
• 3.2.22
• 3.2.23
• 3.2.24
• 4.0.0
• 4.0.1
• 4.0.2
• 4.0.3
• 4.0.4
• 4.0.5
• 4.0.6
• 4.0.7
• 4.0.8
• 4.0.9
• 4.0.10
• 4.0.11
• 4.0.12
• 4.0.13
• 4.0.14
• 4.0.15
• 4.0.16
• 4.0.17
• 4.0.18
• 4.0.19
• 4.0.20
• 4.0.21
• 4.0.22
• 4.0.23
• 4.0.24
• 4.0.25
• 4.0.26
• 4.1.0
• 4.1.1
• 4.1.2
• 4.1.3
• 4.1.4
• 4.1.5
• 4.1.6
• 4.1.7
• 4.1.8
• 4.1.9
• 4.1.10
• 4.1.11
• 4.1.12
• 4.1.13
• 4.1.14
• 4.1.15
• 4.1.16
• 4.1.17
• 4.1.18
• 4.1.19
• 4.1.20
• 4.1.21
• 4.1.22
• 4.1.23
• 4.1.24
• 4.1.25
• 4.1.26
• 4.1.27
• 4.1.28
• 4.1.29
• 4.1.30
• 4.1.31
• 4.1.32
• 4.1.33
• 4.1.34
• 4.2.0
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2
• 4.2.3
• 4.2.4
• 4.2.5
• 4.2.6
• 4.2.7
• 4.2.8
• 4.2.9
• 4.2.10
• 4.2.11
• 4.2.12
• 4.2.13
• 4.2.14
• 4.2.15
• 4.2.16
• 4.2.17
• 4.2.18
• 4.2.19
• 4.2.20
• 4.2.21
• 4.2.22
• 4.2.23
• 4.2.24
• 4.2.25
• 4.2.26
• 4.3.0
• 4.3.1
• 4.3.2
• 4.3.3
• 4.3.4
• 4.3.5
• 4.3.6
• 4.3.7
• 4.3.8
• 4.3.9
• 4.3.10
• 4.3.11
• 4.3.12
• 4.3.13
• 4.3.14

License

• open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/13/2014 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2014
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2487 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2487
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67143
Vulnerability Center: 45462 - [cpujul2014-1972956] Oracle Virtualization Local Code Execution in the VM VirtualBox Component - CVE-2014-2487, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2014 10:02
Updated: 02/09/2022 11:28
Changes: 07/16/2014 10:02 (43), 06/02/2017 07:48 (16), 02/09/2022 11:28 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:D67:103

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