CVE-2024-21109

5.9 · MEDIUM

Published Apr 16, 2024 oracle EPSS 1.09% (63th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Overview

CVE-2024-21109 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting oracle vm_virtualbox. It was published on April 16, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.16. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.9 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

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

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
oracle	vm_virtualbox	>= 0, < 7.0.16	Affected

References

Ref www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2024.html Ref www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2024.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-21109?

CVE-2024-21109 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting oracle vm_virtualbox. It was published on April 16, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-21109?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9, 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-2024-21109?

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