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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 4.3.20. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component VMSVGA Device. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-6588. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 4.3.20 (Virtualization Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component VMSVGA Device. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/20/2015 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-6588 since 09/17/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81242 (openSUSE Security Update : virtualbox (openSUSE-2015-116)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167593 (OpenSuSE Security Update for virtualbox (openSUSE-SU-2015:0229-1)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100178), Tenable (81242), SecurityFocus (BID 72196†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48407†). Additional details are provided at blogs.oracle.com. The entries VDB-27, VDB-68712, VDB-68703 and VDB-68721 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Virtualization Software

Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• VM VirtualBox

Version

• 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
• 4.3.15
• 4.3.16
• 4.3.17
• 4.3.18
• 4.3.19
• 4.3.20

License

• open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 81242
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : virtualbox (openSUSE-2015-116)
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OpenVAS ID: 801578
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Virtualbox Multiple Vulnerabilities - Feb15 (Windows)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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01/20/2015 +125 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2015
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-6588 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-6588
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68797
X-Force: 100178 - Oracle VM VirtualBox VMSVGA device unspecified, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 72196 - Oracle VM VirtualBox CVE-2014-6588 Local Security Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 48407 - [cpujan2015-1972971] Oracle VM VirtualBox before 4.3.20 Local Unspecified Vulnerability - CVE-2014-6588, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2015 11:33
Updated: 03/05/2022 16:30
Changes: 01/21/2015 11:33 (69), 06/19/2017 08:17 (9), 03/05/2022 16:23 (3), 03/05/2022 16:30 (1)
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