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Oracle VM VirtualBox (July 2021 CPU)
high Nessus Plugin ID 151942
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Synopsis
The remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilitiesDescription
The version of Virtualbox installed on the remote host is prior to 6.1.24. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the July 2021 CPU advisory:- Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.24. 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 takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. (CVE-2021-2409)
- Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.24. 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. (CVE-2021-2442)
- Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.24. 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. Note : This vulnerability applies to Solaris x86 and Linux systems only. (CVE-2021-2443)
- Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.24. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. (CVE-2021-2454)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Apply the appropriate patch according to the July 2021 Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 151942
File Name: virtualbox_jul_2021_cpu.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: windows, macosx, unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 7/22/2021
Updated: 12/7/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-2443
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.2
Temporal Score: 7.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-2409
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:vm_virtualbox
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/20/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/20/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-2409, CVE-2021-2442, CVE-2021-2443, CVE-2021-2454
IAVA: 2021-A-0334-S