Oracle VM VirtualBox Core Low-Priv Read Vulnerability (<6.1.44/7.0.8)
CVE-2023-21991 Published on April 18, 2023
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 6.1.44 and Prior to 7.0.8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high 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 3.2 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-21991 can be exploited with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-21991
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Affected Versions
Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox:- Version * and below 6.1.44 is affected.
- Version * and below 7.0.8 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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