Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-2701 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Oracle VM Virtualbox
Summary
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.36, prior to 6.0.16 and prior to 6.1.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Nessus
NASL family | Misc. |
NASL id | VIRTUALBOX_JAN_2020_CPU.NASL |
description | The version of Oracle VM VirtualBox running on the remote host is 5.2.x prior to 5.2.36, 6.0.x prior to 6.0.16 or 6.1.x prior to 6.1.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as noted in the January 2019 Critical Patch Update advisory: - An unspecified vulnerability exists in the Oracle Virtualization Core component. An authenticated, local attacker can exploit this issue, to compromise and takeover the Oracle VM VirtualBox. (CVE-2020-2674) - An unspecified vulnerability exists in the Oracle Virtualization Core component. An authenticated, local attacker can exploit this issue, for unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. (CVE-2020-2678) - A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the Oracle Virtualization Core component. An authenticated, local attacker can exploit this issue, to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DoS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. (CVE-2020-2703) |
last seen | 2020-06-01 |
modified | 2020-06-02 |
plugin id | 132962 |
published | 2020-01-16 |
reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. |
source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132962 |
title | Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.2.x < 5.2.36 / 6.0.x < 6.0.16 / 6.1.x < 6.1.2 (Jan 2020 CPU) |
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References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-09
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-09
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-550/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-550/