CVE-2021-2073
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CVE-2021-2073 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.4/10 on the CVSS scale. Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.18. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.18. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.4 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle | Vm Virtualbox | < 6.1.18 |
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-15Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-15Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlVendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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