VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-2844

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core).

HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.04%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.04%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.1.36 and Prior to 5.2.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low 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. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 1.04% probability · 62th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: oracle/vm virtualbox
Source: secalert_us@oracle.com

References

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103855Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040707Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-08Third Party Advisory
https://www.voidsecurity.in/2018/08/from-compiler-optimization-to-code.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103855Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040707Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-08Third Party Advisory
https://www.voidsecurity.in/2018/08/from-compiler-optimization-to-code.html

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.