What is the severity of CVE-2024-21263?

CVE-2024-21263 is considered an easily exploitable vulnerability that affects Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 7.0.22 and prior to 7.1.2.

How do I fix CVE-2024-21263?

To fix CVE-2024-21263, upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to versions 7.0.22 or 7.1.2 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2024-21263?

CVE-2024-21263 affects users of Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 7.0.22 and 7.1.2.

Can CVE-2024-21263 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2024-21263 is exploitable by low privileged attackers with logon access to the infrastructure.

What components of Oracle are affected by CVE-2024-21263?

CVE-2024-21263 affects the Core component of the Oracle VM VirtualBox product.

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CVE-2024-21263

medium

6.1

15/10/2024

14/3/2025

CVE-2024-21263

First published: Tue Oct 15 2024(Updated: )

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.22 and prior to 7.1.2. 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 and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.1 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H).

Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Oracle VirtualBox	>=7.0.0<=7.0.22
Oracle VirtualBox	>=7.1.0<=7.1.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-21263?
CVE-2024-21263 is considered an easily exploitable vulnerability that affects Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 7.0.22 and prior to 7.1.2.
How do I fix CVE-2024-21263?
To fix CVE-2024-21263, upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to versions 7.0.22 or 7.1.2 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2024-21263?
CVE-2024-21263 affects users of Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 7.0.22 and 7.1.2.
Can CVE-2024-21263 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2024-21263 is exploitable by low privileged attackers with logon access to the infrastructure.
What components of Oracle are affected by CVE-2024-21263?
CVE-2024-21263 affects the Core component of the Oracle VM VirtualBox product.

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