CVE-2022-39423: Medium severity oracle virtualbox vulnerability

Published Oct 18, 2022
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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 6.1.38. 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 (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Affected Software

1 affected component
Oracle VM VirtualBox<6.1.38

Event History

Oct 18, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of the Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID of the Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability is CVE-2022-39423.

2

What is the affected software of the Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability?

The affected software of the Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability is Oracle VM VirtualBox version up to and excluding 6.1.38.

3

How severe is the Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability?

The Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability is considered medium severity with a severity value of 6.

4

How can the Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability be exploited?

The Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability can be exploited by a high privileged attacker with login access to compromise the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes.

5

How can the Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability be fixed?

To fix the Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability, update the software to version 6.1.38 or later.

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