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Debian DLA-268-1 : virtualbox-ose security update (Venom)
high Nessus Plugin ID 84551
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security update.Description
Three vulnerabilities have been fixed in the Debian squeeze-lts version of VirtualBox (package name: virtualbox-ose), a x86 virtualisation solution.CVE-2015-0377
Avoid VirtualBox allowing local users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Core, which might result in denial of service. (Other issue than CVE-2015-0418).
CVE-2015-0418
Avoid VirtualBox allowing local users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Core, which might result in denial of service. (Other issue than CVE-2015-0377).
CVE-2015-3456
The Floppy Disk Controller (FDC) in QEMU, also used in VirtualBox and other virtualization products, allowed local guest users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and guest crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) FD_CMD_READ_ID, (2) FD_CMD_DRIVE_SPECIFICATION_COMMAND, or other unspecified commands, aka VENOM.
NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Upgrade the affected packages.See Also
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2015/07/msg00006.html
https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze-lts/virtualbox-ose
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 84551
File Name: debian_DLA-268.nasl
Version: 2.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 7/7/2015
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.7
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:virtualbox-ose, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:virtualbox-ose-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:virtualbox-ose-dkms, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:virtualbox-ose-fuse, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:virtualbox-ose-guest-dkms, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:virtualbox-ose-guest-source, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:virtualbox-ose-guest-utils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:virtualbox-ose-guest-x11, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:virtualbox-ose-qt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:virtualbox-ose-source, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/6/2015
Exploitable With
Core Impact