CVE-2018-2844

moderate-risk
Published 2018-04-19

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.1.36 and Prior to 5.2.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Do I need to act?

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3.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Oracle

References (10)

Patch http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103855
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040707
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-08
https://www.voidsecurity.in/2018/08/from-compiler-optimization-to-code.html
Patch http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103855
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040707
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-08
https://www.voidsecurity.in/2018/08/from-compiler-optimization-to-code.html
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moderate-risk
Severity 27/34 · High
Exploitability 7/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal