CVE-2023-21889

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 6.1.42 and prior to 7.0.6. 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 (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.8 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).

3.8

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox

References

Link	Tags
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2023.html	patch vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-07

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-21889?: CVE-2023-21889 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-21889?: To fix CVE-2023-21889, 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-2023-21889 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-21889 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-21889?: CVE-2023-21889 affects Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox.

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