Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting vm_virtualbox package, versions [,5.2.44)[6.0.0,6.0.24)[6.1.0,6.1.12)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-VMVIRTUALBOX-2383619
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed15 Jul 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Jul 2020

CVE-2020-14704  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade vm_virtualbox to version 5.2.44, 6.0.24, 6.1.12 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use of Uninitialized Resource. Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.44, prior to 6.0.24 and prior to 6.1.12. 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 access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

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