Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle VirtualBox

Published: 2022-01-19 | Updated: 2022-01-21

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-21394 CVE-2022-21295
CWE-ID	CWE-22 CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Oracle VM VirtualBox Server applications / Virtualization software
Vendor	Oracle

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU59809

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21394

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the implementation of the TFTP server. A local user can view files on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle VM VirtualBox: 6.1.0 - 6.1.30

External links

http://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-128/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU59810

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21295

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation