Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.3 VirtualBox Remote Desktop Extension VRDE access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the component VirtualBox Remote Desktop Extension VRDE. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5605. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 5.1.3 (Virtualization Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component VirtualBox Remote Desktop Extension VRDE. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.1.4 in Oracle Virtualization allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via vectors related to VRDE.

The weakness was shared 10/19/2016 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-5605 since 06/16/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/28/2022). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94302 (openSUSE Security Update : virtualbox (openSUSE-2016-1226)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370164 (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 databases at Tenable (94302) and SecurityFocus (BID 93685†). The entries VDB-4597, VDB-4598, VDB-79101 and VDB-80318 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 94302
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : virtualbox (openSUSE-2016-1226)
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OpenVAS ID: 840511
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Virtualbox VRDE Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Mac OS X)
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10/25/2016 +6 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2016
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5605 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5605
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92989
SecurityFocus: 93685 - Oracle VM VirtualBox CVE-2016-5605 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037053

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Created: 10/19/2016 10:22
Updated: 09/28/2022 08:17
Changes: 10/19/2016 10:22 (69), 05/15/2019 09:46 (12), 09/28/2022 08:17 (4)
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