CVE-2023-22099: High severity oracle virtualbox vulnerability
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.12. 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. Note: Only applicable to 7.0.x platform. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H).
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Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.12. 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 takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Note: Only applicable to 7.0.x platform. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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What is the vulnerability ID of this Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-22099.
What is the affected component of this vulnerability?
The affected component is the Core component of Oracle VM VirtualBox.
What versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox are affected by this vulnerability?
Versions prior to 7.0.12 are affected.
How severe is this vulnerability?
The severity of this vulnerability is high with a CVSS score of 7.3.
How can this vulnerability be exploited?
A high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes can exploit this vulnerability.
Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?
You can find more information about this vulnerability at the following link: [https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2023.html](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2023.html)