Denial of Service (DoS) Affecting vm_virtualbox package, versions [,6.1.18)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-VMVIRTUALBOX-2383573
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed20 Jan 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 20 Jan 2021

CVE-2021-2124  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade vm_virtualbox to version 6.1.18 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS). Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.18. 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).

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