Improper input validation in Oracle VM VirtualBox - CVE-2020-14892

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Improper input validation in Oracle VM VirtualBox - CVE-2020-14892

Published: October 21, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU47838
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14892
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Core component in Oracle VM VirtualBox. A local authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Oracle VM VirtualBox
Gentoo Linux

How to mitigate CVE-2020-14892

Install updates from vendor's website.

Oracle VM VirtualBox - update to 6.1.16

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