Information Exposure Affecting vm_virtualbox package, versions [,5.2.28)[6.0.0,6.0.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-VMVIRTUALBOX-2383620
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed23 Apr 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 23 Apr 2019

CVE-2019-2656  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade vm_virtualbox to version 5.2.28, 6.0.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure. Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.28 and prior to 6.0.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low 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 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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