Improper Access Control Affecting vm_virtualbox package, versions [,5.1.24)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-VMVIRTUALBOX-2383532
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed8 Aug 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-10187  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade vm_virtualbox to version 5.1.24 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 5.1.24. Easily exploitable 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 unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.6 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L).

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CVSS Scores

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