PT-2018-2221 · Oracle+2 · Virtualbox+2

Published 2018-10-17 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-3293

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 5.2.20

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox, allowing an unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human interaction and may significantly impact additional products, potentially resulting in the takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.2.20, update to version 5.2.20 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-2018-2533

ALT-PU-2018-2534

ALT-PU-2018-2535

ALT-PU-2018-2536

BDU:2019-00265

CVE-2018-3293

MGASA-2018-0437

OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1814-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2019_1814-1

ZDI-18-1292

ZDI-18-1447

ZDI-18-1448

ZDI-18-1449

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Virtualbox

Suse

References · 87

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1292 · Security Note
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0437.html · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1447 · Security Note
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00056.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-00265 · Security Note
• http://oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2018-0437 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2019:1814-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1449 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-3293 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3293 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1448 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-3293 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3293 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-3293 · Vendor Advisory