Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.0.14 Windows Installer Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.0.14. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Windows Installer. Such manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-0602. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.0.14 (Virtualization Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Windows Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 5.0.14 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Windows Installer.

The weakness was released 01/20/2016 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-0602 since 12/09/2015. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88052 (Oracle VM VirtualBox < 4.3.36 / 5.0.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2016 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370010 (Oracle VM VirtualBox Windows Installer Unspecified Vulnerability).

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 (88052) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55934†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-79828, VDB-80389, VDB-80556 and VDB-80403. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 88052
Nessus Name: Oracle VM VirtualBox < 4.3.36 / 5.0.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2016 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 803103
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Virtualbox Unspecified Vulnerability Jan16 (Windows)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2016
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0602 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0602
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80576
SecurityTracker: 1034731
Vulnerability Center: 55934 - [cpujan2016-2367955-Virtualization] Oracle VM VirtualBox Local Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2016 16:56
Updated: 11/02/2024 16:45
Changes: 01/21/2016 16:56 (58), 07/02/2018 09:10 (13), 07/05/2022 14:31 (3), 11/02/2024 16:45 (16)
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