PT-2018-1401 · Oracle+2 · Virtualbox+2

Published 2018-07-17 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-3089

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.6

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.16

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox, which can be exploited to gain full control over the application. An unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes can compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and may significantly impact additional products, potentially resulting in the takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.2.16, update to version 5.2.16 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2018-2044

ALT-PU-2018-2045

ALT-PU-2018-2046

BDU:2018-00949

CVE-2018-3089

MGASA-2018-0360

OPENSUSE-SU-2018_2295-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2018_2524-1

ZDI-18-689

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Virtualbox

Suse

References · 16

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3089 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2018-0360 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0360.html · Security Note
• http://oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00949 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-689 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3089 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-3089 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-3089 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-3089 · Vendor Advisory
• https://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog#18 · Note
• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-08/msg00077.html · Note
• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23421 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041296 · Note
• http://oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html#AppendixOVIR · Note