CVE-2018-2831: Low severity oracle virtualbox vulnerability

Published Apr 19, 2018
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Updated

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.1.36 and Prior to 5.2.10. 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 read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.8 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Affected Software

2 affected components
Oracle VM VirtualBox>=5.1.0<5.1.36
Oracle VM VirtualBox>=5.2.0<5.2.10

Remediation

Patch Available

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html

Event History

Apr 19, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2018-2831?

CVE-2018-2831 is considered an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows low privileged attackers to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox.

2

How do I fix CVE-2018-2831?

To fix CVE-2018-2831, upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 5.1.36 or later, or 5.2.10 or later.

3

Which versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox are affected by CVE-2018-2831?

CVE-2018-2831 affects Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.1.36 and prior to 5.2.10.

4

Can CVE-2018-2831 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2018-2831 requires a low privileged attacker to have access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox is running.

5

What component of Oracle Virtualization does CVE-2018-2831 affect?

CVE-2018-2831 affects the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox.

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