PT-2019-2831 · Oracle+2 · Virtualbox+2

Published 2019-07-17 · Updated 2021-02-17 · CVE-2019-2865

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.32 Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 6.0.10

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

Recommendations For Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.32, update to version 5.2.32 or later. For Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 6.0.10, update to version 6.0.10 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-2019-3035

ALT-PU-2019-3036

ALT-PU-2019-3037

ALT-PU-2019-3038

ALT-PU-2019-3039

ALT-PU-2019-3040

BDU:2019-02794

CVE-2019-2865

MGASA-2019-0216

OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1814-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2019_1814-1

ZDI-19-665

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Virtualbox

Suse

References · 85

• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-09 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2865 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-02794 · Security Note
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00056.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-2865 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-665 · Security Note
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0216.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-2865 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2865 · Security Note
• http://oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-2865 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2019:1814-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2019-0216 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-2865 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-2721 · Note