PT-2019-1204 · Oracle+2 · Virtualbox+2

Published 2019-01-16 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-2520

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.24 Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 6.0.2

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox, allowing a low-privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks can result in the takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox and may significantly impact additional products.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.2.24, update to version 5.2.24 or later. For versions prior to 6.0.2, update to version 6.0.2 or later. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox until a patch is available.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2019-1133

ALT-PU-2019-1134

ALT-PU-2019-1135

ALT-PU-2019-1136

ALT-PU-2019-1137

BDU:2019-00300

CVE-2019-2520

MGASA-2019-0055

OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1547-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2019_0084-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2019_1547-1

ZDI-19-042

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Virtualbox

Suse

References · 50

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-2520 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2520 · Security Note
• http://oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-00300 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2019:1547-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2520 · Security Note
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00030.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2019-0055 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0055.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-2520 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-042 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-2520 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-2448 · Note
• https://oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-2526 · Note