#VU11893 Privilege escalation in Oracle VM VirtualBox - CVE-2018-2830

 

#VU11893 Privilege escalation in Oracle VM VirtualBox - CVE-2018-2830

Published: April 18, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11893
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2830
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Oracle VM VirtualBox
Software vendor:
Oracle

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists in the Oracle VM VirtualBox Core component due to improper security restrictions. A local attacker can gain root privileges.

Remediation

Update to versions 5.1.36 or 5.2.10.

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