PT-2017-11234 · Oracle+1 · Virtualbox+1

Published 2017-07-20 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-10242

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.1.24

Description The issue allows a high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash of Oracle VM VirtualBox, as well as unauthorized update, insert, or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.1.24, update to version 5.1.24 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to Oracle VM VirtualBox to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-1916

ALT-PU-2017-1917

ALT-PU-2017-1918

ALT-PU-2017-2639

CVE-2017-10242

MGASA-2017-0250

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Virtualbox

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-10242 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10242 · Security Note
• http://oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0250.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2017-0250 · Vendor Advisory
• https://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog · Note
• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21325 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038929 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99689 · Note