Vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox
CVE-2021-2086
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.18. 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. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).
EPSS: 0.005 (37.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Oracle Vm_virtualbox
- Oracle Corporation Vm Virtualbox — versions unspecified
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-2086?
- CVE-2021-2086 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2021-01-20.
- How severe is CVE-2021-2086?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-2086 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.