CVE-2021-35545: Medium severity oracle virtualbox vulnerability
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.28. 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 and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.7 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:H).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID for this Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID for this Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability is CVE-2021-35545.
What is the affected software?
The affected software is Oracle VM VirtualBox version prior to 6.1.28.
How severe is CVE-2021-35545?
The severity of CVE-2021-35545 is medium with a severity value of 6.7.
How can an attacker exploit this vulnerability?
This vulnerability can be exploited by a high privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes.
How can I fix the CVE-2021-35545 vulnerability?
To fix the CVE-2021-35545 vulnerability, update Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 6.1.28 or later.