CVE-2019-2524: High 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 takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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What is the severity of CVE-2019-2524?
CVE-2019-2524 is considered to be easily exploitable and allows low privileged attackers access to the Oracle VM VirtualBox infrastructure.
How do I fix CVE-2019-2524?
To fix CVE-2019-2524, upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 5.2.24 or later, or to version 6.0.2 or later.
What are the affected versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox for CVE-2019-2524?
Affected versions for CVE-2019-2524 are all prior to 5.2.24 and 6.0.2.
Can CVE-2019-2524 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2019-2524 requires local access for exploitation, making it not remotely exploitable.
Who is affected by CVE-2019-2524?
Any users running vulnerable versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to the specified updates are affected by CVE-2019-2524.