Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.0.8 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 4.0.34/4.1.42/4.2.34/4.3.32/5.0.8. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-4813. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 4.0.34/4.1.42/4.2.34/4.3.32/5.0.8 (Virtualization Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. 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 shared 10/20/2015 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-4813 since 06/24/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86678 (Debian DSA-3384-1 : 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 168249 (OpenSuSE Security Update for virtualbox (openSUSE-SU-2015:2154-1)).

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 Tenable (86678), SecurityFocus (BID 77185†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53715†). The entries VDB-77628, VDB-78614, VDB-78643 and VDB-78622 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Virtualization Software

Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• VM VirtualBox

Version

• 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
• 4.0.27
• 4.0.28
• 4.0.29
• 4.0.30
• 4.0.31
• 4.0.32
• 4.0.33
• 4.0.34
• 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
• 4.1.35
• 4.1.36
• 4.1.37
• 4.1.38
• 4.1.39
• 4.1.40
• 4.1.41
• 4.1.42
• 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
• 4.2.27
• 4.2.28
• 4.2.29
• 4.2.30
• 4.2.31
• 4.2.32
• 4.2.33
• 4.2.34
• 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
• 4.3.21
• 4.3.22
• 4.3.23
• 4.3.24
• 4.3.25
• 4.3.26
• 4.3.27
• 4.3.28
• 4.3.29
• 4.3.30
• 4.3.31
• 4.3.32
• 5.0.0
• 5.0.1
• 5.0.2
• 5.0.3
• 5.0.4
• 5.0.5
• 5.0.6
• 5.0.7
• 5.0.8

License

• open-source (GNU GPLv3)

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 86678
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3384-1 : virtualbox - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703384
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3384-1 (virtualbox - security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/24/2015 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4813 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4813
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78674

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SecurityFocus: 77185
SecurityTracker: 1033880
Vulnerability Center: 53715 - [cpuoct2015-2367953-Virtualization] Oracle VM VirtualBox Local DOS Vulnerability - CVE-2015-4813, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2015 12:52
Updated: 06/23/2022 14:19
Changes: 10/21/2015 12:52 (68), 02/15/2018 10:57 (2), 06/23/2022 14:14 (4), 06/23/2022 14:19 (1)
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