CVE-2009-3940: Low severity oracle virtualbox vulnerability

Published Nov 16, 2009
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Updated

Unspecified vulnerability in Guest Additions in Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6.x and 2.0.x before 2.0.12, 2.1.x, and 2.2.x, and Sun VirtualBox before 3.0.10, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) on the guest OS via unknown vectors.

Affected Software

23 affected components
Sun VirtualBox<=3.0.8
Sun VirtualBox=2.0.8
Sun VirtualBox=2.0.10
Sun VirtualBox=2.2
Sun VirtualBox=3.0
Sun VirtualBox=3.0.0
Sun VirtualBox=3.0.2
Sun VirtualBox=3.0.4
Sun VirtualBox=3.0.6
Sun xVM VirtualBox=2.1
Sun xVM VirtualBox=1.6
Sun xVM VirtualBox=1.6.0
Sun xVM VirtualBox=1.6.2
Sun xVM VirtualBox=1.6.4
Sun xVM VirtualBox=2.0.0
Sun xVM VirtualBox=2.0.2
Sun xVM VirtualBox=2.0.4
Sun xVM VirtualBox=2.0.6
Sun xVM VirtualBox=2.0.8
Sun xVM VirtualBox=2.0.10
Sun xVM VirtualBox=2.1.0
Sun xVM VirtualBox=2.1.2
Sun xVM VirtualBox=2.2

Event History

Nov 16, 2009
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3940?

CVE-2009-3940 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability affecting the guest operating system.

2

How do I fix CVE-2009-3940?

To fix CVE-2009-3940, you should upgrade to a version of VirtualBox that is 2.0.12 or later, or 3.0.10 or later.

3

What versions of VirtualBox are affected by CVE-2009-3940?

CVE-2009-3940 affects Sun xVM VirtualBox versions up to 1.6.x and 2.0.x before 2.0.12, as well as versions 2.1.x, 2.2.x, and below 3.0.10.

4

Is CVE-2009-3940 exploitable remotely?

The details on the vectors of exploitation for CVE-2009-3940 are unspecified, but it allows guest OS users to cause denial of service.

5

What impact does CVE-2009-3940 have on systems?

CVE-2009-3940 can lead to increased memory consumption resulting in performance degradation or crash of the guest operating system.

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