CVE-2019-2446: Medium severity oracle virtualbox vulnerability
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are prior to 5.2.24 and prior to 6.0.2. 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 access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
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What is the severity of CVE-2019-2446?
CVE-2019-2446 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for exploitation by low privileged attackers.
How do I fix CVE-2019-2446?
To fix CVE-2019-2446, upgrade your Oracle VM VirtualBox installation to version 5.2.24 or later, or to version 6.0.2 or later.
What versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox are affected by CVE-2019-2446?
CVE-2019-2446 affects Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.24 and versions prior to 6.0.2.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2019-2446?
The potential impacts of CVE-2019-2446 include unauthorized access and exploitation of the Oracle VM VirtualBox environment by attackers.
Who is at risk due to CVE-2019-2446?
Organizations and users running affected versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox are at risk due to CVE-2019-2446.