PT-2024-7037 · Oracle+3 · Virtualbox+3
Published
2024-07-12
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Updated
2025-12-01
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CVE-2024-21248
CVSS v3.1
5.3
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 7.0.22
Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 7.1.2
Description
A difficult to exploit vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox allows a low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data, as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service of Oracle VM VirtualBox. The vulnerability is related to incorrect authorization in shared folders.
Recommendations
For Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 7.0.22, update to version 7.0.22 or later.
For Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 7.1.2, update to version 7.1.2 or later.
As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to shared folders to minimize the risk of exploitation.
Fix
DoS
Improper Authorization
Improper Access Control
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Virtualbox
Red Os
Suse