PT-2020-4758 · Oracle+1 · Virtualbox+1

Gaoning Pan + 1 · Published 2020-10-20 · Updated 2021-04-28 · CVE-2020-14872

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/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 6.1.16

Description: The issue is related to inadequate access control in the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox, allowing a highly privileged attacker with login access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox is executed to compromise it. Although the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, successful attacks can significantly impact additional products, potentially resulting in the takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 6.1.16, update to version 6.1.16 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. Additionally, ensure that only highly privileged and trusted users have login access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox is executed.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2021-1002

ALT-PU-2021-1003

ALT-PU-2021-1004

ALT-PU-2021-1084

ALT-PU-2021-1085

ALT-PU-2021-1086

ALT-PU-2021-1087

ALT-PU-2021-1088

ALT-PU-2021-1740

ALT-PU-2021-1741

ALT-PU-2021-1742

BDU:2020-05310

CVE-2020-14872

MGASA-2020-0466

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Virtualbox

References · 14

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-14872 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14872 · Security Note
• https://oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14872 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-15 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2020-0466 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-05310 · Security Note
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0466.html · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-14872 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14872 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-14872 · Note
• https://oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html#AppendixOVIR · Note
• https://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-6.1#v16 · Note
• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27479 · Note