Resource exhaustion in Oracle Vm Virtualbox
CVE-2024-21161
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.20. Easily exploitable 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 unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Note: This vulnerability applies to Linux hosts only. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.003 (18.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-21161?
- CVE-2024-21161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-16.
- How severe is CVE-2024-21161?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.