CVE-2024-21107: Medium severity oracle virtualbox vulnerability

Published Apr 16, 2024
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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 7.0.16. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high 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 takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Note: This vulnerability applies to Windows hosts only. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.7 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Affected Software

3 affected components
Oracle VM VirtualBox<7.0.16
All of the following
Oracle VM VirtualBox<7.0.16
Microsoft Windows

Event History

Apr 16, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:26 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:26 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-21107?

CVE-2024-21107 has been identified as an easily exploitable vulnerability that poses a high risk to systems running Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to version 7.0.16.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-21107?

To mitigate the risk associated with CVE-2024-21107, upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 7.0.16 or later.

3

What versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox are affected by CVE-2024-21107?

Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 7.0.16 are affected by CVE-2024-21107.

4

What type of attacker can exploit CVE-2024-21107?

CVE-2024-21107 can be exploited by a high privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox is running.

5

Is there a known exploit for CVE-2024-21107?

While specific exploits for CVE-2024-21107 may not be publicly available, the vulnerability itself is described as easily exploitable by attackers.

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