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CVE-2015-4896

5.0 · MEDIUM

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 4.0.34, 4.1.42, 4.2.34, 4.3.32, and 5.0.8, when a VM has the Remote Display feature (RDP)…

Published Oct 21, 2015oracleEPSS 3.67%

Overview

CVE-2015-4896 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting oracle vm_virtualbox. It was published on October 21, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 4.0.34, 4.1.42, 4.2.34, 4.3.32, and 5.0.8, when a VM has the Remote Display feature (RDP) enabled, allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Core.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from oracle. Update vm_virtualbox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
oraclevm_virtualbox>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.34Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-4896?

CVE-2015-4896 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting oracle vm_virtualbox. It was published on October 21, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-4896?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-4896?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from oracle. Update vm_virtualbox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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