Integer overflow in Oracle VM VirtualBox - CVE-2022-39425
Published: October 19, 2022 / Updated: November 23, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68471
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4 BT: 8.2 [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:P/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39425
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when handling USB Request Block messages. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Oracle VM VirtualBox
Gentoo Linux
app-emulation/virtualbox
app-emulation/virtualbox-modules
Gentoo Linux
app-emulation/virtualbox
app-emulation/virtualbox-modules
How to mitigate CVE-2022-39425
Install updates from vendor's website.
Oracle VM VirtualBox - update to 6.1.40
app-emulation/virtualbox - update to 6.1.40
app-emulation/virtualbox-modules - update to 6.1.40
app-emulation/virtualbox - update to 6.1.40
app-emulation/virtualbox-modules - update to 6.1.40