Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 3.2.26/4.0.28/4.1.36/4.2.28 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 3.2.26/4.0.28/4.1.36/4.2.28. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-0418. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 3.2.26/4.0.28/4.1.36/4.2.28 (Virtualization Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was released 01/20/2015 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0418 since 12/17/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81056 (Debian DSA-3143-1 : virtualbox - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian 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 (100182), Tenable (81056), SecurityFocus (BID 72194†), Secunia (SA62694†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48412†). blogs.oracle.com is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-27, VDB-68712, VDB-68703 and VDB-68721. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 81056
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3143-1 : virtualbox - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703143
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3143-1 (virtualbox - security update)
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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-2015-0418 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0418
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68801

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X-Force: 100182 - Oracle VM VirtualBox Core denial of service, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 72194 - Oracle VM VirtualBox CVE-2015-0418 Local Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 62694 - Debian update for virtualbox, Not Critical
Vulnerability Center: 48412 - [cpujan2015-1972971] Oracle VM VirtualBox Local DoS Related to Core - CVE-2015-0418, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2015 11:33
Updated: 03/05/2022 17:31
Changes: 01/21/2015 11:33 (71), 06/19/2017 08:19 (12), 03/05/2022 17:24 (3), 03/05/2022 17:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:D10:103

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