Vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox
CVE-2018-2698
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.1.32 and Prior to 5.2.6. 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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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (75.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Vm Virtualbox
- Oracle Corporation Vm Virtualbox — versions unspecified, unspecified
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102688 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040202 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43878/ (exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-2698?
- CVE-2018-2698 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2018-2698?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-2698 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.