#VU68470 Stack-based buffer overflow in Oracle VM VirtualBox - CVE-2022-39424
Published: October 19, 2022 / Updated: October 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68470
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39424
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Oracle VM VirtualBox
Oracle VM VirtualBox
Software vendor:
Oracle
Oracle
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling smartcard I/O messages. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted data to the application, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system in the context of the RDP service.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.