CVE-2020-2959

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.40, prior to 6.0.20 and prior to 6.1.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via MLD 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 unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.6 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).

8.6

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.33% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox

References

Link	Tags
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00001.html	vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-09	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-2959?: CVE-2020-2959 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-2959?: To fix CVE-2020-2959, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-2959 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2020-2959 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-2959?: CVE-2020-2959 affects Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox.

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