CVE-2024-21161
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CVE-2024-21161 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.20. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.20. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low 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. Note: This vulnerability applies to Linux hosts only. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle | Vm Virtualbox | < 7.0.20 |
References
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2024.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2024.htmlVendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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