Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.2.x < 5.2.34 / 6.0.x < 6.0.14 (Oct 2019 CPU) (MacOSX)

high Nessus Plugin ID 130055

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Synopsis

An application installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Oracle VM VirtualBox running on the remote Mac OS X host is 5.2.x prior to 5.2.34 or 6.0.x prior to 6.0.14. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as noted in the October 2019 Critical Patch Update advisory:

- A vulnerability exists in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core) prior to 5.2.34 and prior to 6.0.14. An authenticated low privileged local attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox can exploit the vulnerability to impact additional products or takeover The Oracle VM VirtualBox.
(CVE-2019-3028)

- A vulnerability exists in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core) prior to 5.2.34 and prior to 6.0.14. An authenticated high privileged local attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox can exploit the vulnerability to impact additional products, cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. (CVE-2019-2944)

- A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core) prior to 5.2.34 and prior to 6.0.14. An authenticated low privileged local attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox can exploit the vulnerability to impact additional products or cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. (CVE-2019-3021)

Please consult the CVRF details for the applicable CVEs for additional information.

Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Oracle VM VirtualBox version 5.2.34 / 6.0.14 or later as referenced in the October 2019 Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 130055

File Name: macosx_virtualbox_6_0_14.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 10/18/2019

Updated: 4/17/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3028

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:vm_virtualbox

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-1547, CVE-2019-2926, CVE-2019-2944, CVE-2019-2984, CVE-2019-3002, CVE-2019-3005, CVE-2019-3017, CVE-2019-3021, CVE-2019-3026, CVE-2019-3028, CVE-2019-3031

BID: 31765

IAVA: 2020-A-0022

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