CVE-2019-2873: Low severity oracle virtualbox vulnerability

Published Jul 23, 2019
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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 5.2.32 and prior to 6.0.10. 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 partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Affected Software

4 affected components
Oracle VM VirtualBox<5.2.32
Oracle VM VirtualBox>=6.0.0<6.0.10
openSUSE Leap=15.0
openSUSE Leap=15.1

Event History

Jul 23, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:31 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:31 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-2873?

CVE-2019-2873 is considered to be an easily exploitable vulnerability affecting Oracle VM VirtualBox.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-2873?

To fix CVE-2019-2873, update Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 5.2.32 or later, or to 6.0.10 or later.

3

Which versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox are affected by CVE-2019-2873?

Versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 5.2.32 and 6.0.10 are affected by CVE-2019-2873.

4

Who can exploit CVE-2019-2873?

CVE-2019-2873 can be exploited by a low privileged attacker who has logged on to the infrastructure running Oracle VM VirtualBox.

5

Is CVE-2019-2873 specific to any operating systems?

CVE-2019-2873 affects Oracle VM VirtualBox running on various systems, including those based on openSUSE Leap versions 15.0 and 15.1.

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