CVE-2020-2958: High severity oracle virtualbox vulnerability

Published Apr 15, 2020
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Updated

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.40, prior to 6.0.20 and prior to 6.1.6. 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 3.0 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Affected Software

4 affected components
Oracle VM VirtualBox<5.2.40
Oracle VM VirtualBox>=6.0.0<6.0.20
Oracle VM VirtualBox>=6.1.0<6.1.6
openSUSE Leap=15.1

Event History

Apr 15, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:29 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-2958?

CVE-2020-2958 is rated as a difficult to exploit vulnerability that allows high privileged attackers access to the vulnerable infrastructure.

2

How do I fix CVE-2020-2958?

To fix CVE-2020-2958, update Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 5.2.40 or later, 6.0.20 or later, or 6.1.6 or later.

3

Which versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox are affected by CVE-2020-2958?

CVE-2020-2958 affects Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.40, prior to 6.0.20, and prior to 6.1.6.

4

Can CVE-2020-2958 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2020-2958 requires local access to the affected infrastructure, making remote exploitation unlikely.

5

What component of Oracle Virtualization does CVE-2020-2958 impact?

CVE-2020-2958 impacts the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox.

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