CVE-2018-2845: Medium 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. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H).

Affected Software

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

Event History

Apr 19, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2018-2845?

CVE-2018-2845 has been classified as easily exploitable with potential for significant impact if exploited.

2

How do I fix CVE-2018-2845?

To fix CVE-2018-2845, upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 5.1.36 or later or 5.2.10 or later.

3

What affected versions are impacted by CVE-2018-2845?

CVE-2018-2845 affects Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.1.36 and prior to 5.2.10.

4

Who can exploit CVE-2018-2845?

CVE-2018-2845 can be exploited by a low privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure.

5

What component of Oracle Virtualization is affected by CVE-2018-2845?

CVE-2018-2845 affects the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox.

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