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CVE-2020-14715:
VirtualBox vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2020-14715 is a vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox's Core component affecting versions prior to 5.2.44, prior to 6.0.24, and prior to 6.1.12. The vulnerability was disclosed in July 2020 as part of Oracle's Critical Patch Update (Oracle Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability is rated with a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 4.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. It requires a high privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes (NVD).
Impact
A successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox (NVD).
Exploitability
The vulnerability is described as easily exploitable but requires high privileges and local access to the system where VirtualBox is running (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Oracle has released patches to address this vulnerability in VirtualBox versions 5.2.44, 6.0.24, and 6.1.12. Users are advised to upgrade to these or later versions (OpenSUSE Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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