Vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox
CVE-2019-2679
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 unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.3 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:H).
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Vm Virtualbox
- Oracle Corporation Vm Virtualbox — versions unspecified, unspecified
References
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00056.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-2679?
- CVE-2019-2679 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2019-04-23.
- How severe is CVE-2019-2679?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.