What is the severity of CVE-2019-2984?

CVE-2019-2984 is considered as a high severity vulnerability due to its exploitability by high privileged attackers.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2984?

To remediate CVE-2019-2984, upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 5.2.34 or later, or version 6.0.14 or later.

What software versions are affected by CVE-2019-2984?

CVE-2019-2984 affects versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 5.2.34 and prior to 6.0.14.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2019-2984?

CVE-2019-2984 is an easily exploitable vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox's Core component.

Who can exploit CVE-2019-2984?

CVE-2019-2984 can be exploited by high privileged attackers with logon access to the infrastructure running Oracle VM VirtualBox.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2019-2984

medium

16/10/2019

1/10/2024

CVE-2019-2984

First published: Wed Oct 16 2019(Updated: )

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.34 and prior to 6.0.14. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high 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 6.0 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Oracle VM VirtualBox	>=5.2.0<5.2.34
Oracle VM VirtualBox	>=6.0.0<6.0.14

Remedy

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-2984?
CVE-2019-2984 is considered as a high severity vulnerability due to its exploitability by high privileged attackers.
How do I fix CVE-2019-2984?
To remediate CVE-2019-2984, upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 5.2.34 or later, or version 6.0.14 or later.
What software versions are affected by CVE-2019-2984?
CVE-2019-2984 affects versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 5.2.34 and prior to 6.0.14.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2019-2984?
CVE-2019-2984 is an easily exploitable vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox's Core component.
Who can exploit CVE-2019-2984?
CVE-2019-2984 can be exploited by high privileged attackers with logon access to the infrastructure running Oracle VM VirtualBox.

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