Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU49865

Improper input validation in Oracle VM VirtualBox - CVE-2021-2086

Published: January 20, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU49865

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-2086

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to a crash the entire system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Core component in Oracle VM VirtualBox. A local privileged user can exploit this vulnerability to a crash the entire system.

Affected software

Oracle VM VirtualBox
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux

How to mitigate CVE-2021-2086

Install updates from vendor's website.

Oracle VM VirtualBox - update to 6.1.18

External References

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html

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