PT-2024-4878 · Oracle · Virtualbox

Alaa Kachouh + 1 · Published 2024-04-16 · Updated 2024-08-15 · CVE-2024-21107

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 7.0.16

Description: The issue is related to insufficient input validation in the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox, allowing a high-privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks can result in the takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. This vulnerability applies to Windows hosts only.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 7.0.16, update to version 7.0.16 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.

Fix

Improper Access Control

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-05402

CVE-2024-21107

MGASA-2024-0232

Affected Products

Virtualbox

References · 17

• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0232.html · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-05402 · Security Note
• https://oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2024.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21107 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-21107 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21107 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21107 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2024-0232 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-21107 · Vendor Advisory
• https://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-7.0#v18 · Note
• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33273 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/90766 · Telegram Post
• https://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-7.0#v16 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1780349873247666451 · Twitter Post
• https://oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2024.html#AppendixOVIR · Note