CVE-2024-21253: Low severity oracle virtualbox vulnerability

Published Oct 15, 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 7.0.22. 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 unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 2.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Affected Software

1 affected component
Oracle VM VirtualBox>=7.0.0<=7.0.22

Event History

Oct 15, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:52 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:52 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
DescriptionSeverity
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-21253?

CVE-2024-21253 is considered easily exploitable, allowing a high privileged attacker to compromise the system.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-21253?

To fix CVE-2024-21253, upgrade to Oracle VM VirtualBox version 7.0.22 or later.

3

What versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox are affected by CVE-2024-21253?

CVE-2024-21253 affects all versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 7.0.22.

4

Who is impacted by CVE-2024-21253?

Any organization using Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 7.0.22 is impacted by CVE-2024-21253.

5

Can CVE-2024-21253 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2024-21253 requires an attacker to have logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to exploit the vulnerability.

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