Error Handling in Oracle VM VirtualBox - CVE-2023-21886

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Error Handling in Oracle VM VirtualBox - CVE-2023-21886

Published: January 17, 2023 / Updated: February 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU71255
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.2 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-21886
CWE-ID: CWE-388
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the Teleporter service. A remote non-authenticated attacker can bypass authentication process and compromise the application.

Affected software

Oracle VM VirtualBox
Gentoo Linux
app-emulation/virtualbox

How to mitigate CVE-2023-21886

Install updates from vendor's website.

Oracle VM VirtualBox - addressed in versions 6.1.42, 7.0.6
app-emulation/virtualbox - update to 6.1.12

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