7.5
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-14713

First published: Wed Jul 15 2020(Updated: )

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.44, prior to 6.0.24 and prior to 6.1.12. Difficult to exploit 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 takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Oracle VirtualBox<5.2.44
Oracle VirtualBox>=6.0.0<6.0.24
Oracle VirtualBox>=6.1.0<6.1.12
SUSE Linux=15.1
SUSE Linux=15.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-14713?

    CVE-2020-14713 is considered a medium severity vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2020-14713?

    To fix CVE-2020-14713, upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 5.2.44 or newer, 6.0.24 or newer, or 6.1.12 or newer.

  • Which versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox are affected by CVE-2020-14713?

    CVE-2020-14713 affects Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.44, prior to 6.0.24, and prior to 6.1.12.

  • What type of attacks does CVE-2020-14713 allow?

    CVE-2020-14713 allows a high privileged attacker with logon access to exploit the vulnerability.

  • Is CVE-2020-14713 specific to certain operating systems?

    CVE-2020-14713 is related to Oracle VM VirtualBox but also affects openSUSE versions 15.1 and 15.2.

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