Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU47832

Improper input validation in Oracle VM VirtualBox - CVE-2020-14872

Published: October 21, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU47832

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14872

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to execute arbitrary code.

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 execute arbitrary code.

Affected software

Oracle VM VirtualBox
Gentoo Linux

How to mitigate CVE-2020-14872

Install updates from vendor's website.

Oracle VM VirtualBox - update to 6.1.16

External References

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html

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