What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-21889.

What is the severity of CVE-2023-21889?

CVE-2023-21889 has a severity level of low.

What is the affected software?

The affected software is Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 6.1.42 and prior to 7.0.6.

How can the vulnerability CVE-2023-21889 be exploited?

The vulnerability CVE-2023-21889 can be easily exploited by a low privileged attacker with logon to the Oracle VM VirtualBox infrastructure.

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-21889?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-21889 at the following references: [link1](https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-07), [link2](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2023.html).

Vulnerability/
CVE-2023-21889

low

3.8

17/1/2023

17/9/2024

CVE-2023-21889

First published: Tue Jan 17 2023(Updated: )

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 6.1.42 and prior to 7.0.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low 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 read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.8 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com secalert_us@oracle.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Oracle VM VirtualBox	<6.1.42
Oracle VM VirtualBox	>=7.0.0<7.0.6

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2023.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the vulnerability ID?
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-21889.
What is the severity of CVE-2023-21889?
CVE-2023-21889 has a severity level of low.
What is the affected software?
The affected software is Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 6.1.42 and prior to 7.0.6.
How can the vulnerability CVE-2023-21889 be exploited?
The vulnerability CVE-2023-21889 can be easily exploited by a low privileged attacker with logon to the Oracle VM VirtualBox infrastructure.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-21889?
You can find more information about CVE-2023-21889 at the following references: [link1](https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-07), [link2](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2023.html).

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