PT-2019-3667 · Oracle+1 · Virtualbox+1

Published 2019-10-15 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2019-2984

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.34 Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 6.0.14

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox. It can be easily exploited by a highly privileged attacker with login access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox is executed, allowing them to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Although the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, successful attacks may significantly impact additional products, resulting in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash of Oracle VM VirtualBox.

Recommendations For Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.34, update to version 5.2.34 or later. For Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 6.0.14, update to version 6.0.14 or later. 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-2019-3035

ALT-PU-2019-3036

ALT-PU-2019-3037

ALT-PU-2019-3038

ALT-PU-2019-3039

ALT-PU-2019-3040

BDU:2019-03887

CVE-2019-2984

MGASA-2019-0303

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11501-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Virtualbox

References · 60

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-03887 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2984 · Security Note
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-09 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-2984 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11501-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-02 · Vendor Advisory
• http://oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0303.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2019-0303 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2984 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-2984 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-2984 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14715 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3559 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-2722 · Note