What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-21899.

What is the severity of CVE-2023-21899?

The severity of CVE-2023-21899 is medium (5.5).

Which component of Oracle Virtualization is affected by CVE-2023-21899?

The Core component of Oracle Virtualization is affected by CVE-2023-21899.

Which versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox are affected by CVE-2023-21899?

Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 6.1.42 and prior to 7.0.6 are affected by CVE-2023-21899.

Is CVE-2023-21899 easily exploitable?

Yes, CVE-2023-21899 is easily exploitable.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2023-21899

medium

5.5

17/1/2023

2/8/2024

CVE-2023-21899

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. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Note: Applies to VirtualBox VMs running Windows 7 and later. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

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-2023-21899.
What is the severity of CVE-2023-21899?
The severity of CVE-2023-21899 is medium (5.5).
Which component of Oracle Virtualization is affected by CVE-2023-21899?
The Core component of Oracle Virtualization is affected by CVE-2023-21899.
Which versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox are affected by CVE-2023-21899?
Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 6.1.42 and prior to 7.0.6 are affected by CVE-2023-21899.
Is CVE-2023-21899 easily exploitable?
Yes, CVE-2023-21899 is easily exploitable.

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