CVE-2019-2509: 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. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2019-2509?
CVE-2019-2509 is rated as a medium severity vulnerability that could be easily exploited by a low privileged attacker.
How do I fix CVE-2019-2509?
To fix CVE-2019-2509, upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 5.2.24 or 6.0.2 or later.
What versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox are affected by CVE-2019-2509?
CVE-2019-2509 affects Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.24 and earlier than 6.0.2.
Can CVE-2019-2509 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2019-2509 requires an attacker to have low privileges and logon access to the infrastructure to exploit it.
What type of systems are impacted by CVE-2019-2509?
CVE-2019-2509 impacts systems running the affected versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox.