Vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox
CVE-2020-2959
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.40, prior to 6.0.20 and prior to 6.1.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via MLD 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.6 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).
EPSS: 0.026 (83.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Oracle Vm_virtualbox
- Oracle Corporation Vm Virtualbox — versions unspecified
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
References
- secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-2959?
- CVE-2020-2959 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2020-04-15.
- How severe is CVE-2020-2959?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.