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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-2958
CVE-2020-2958:
VirtualBox vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Oracle VM VirtualBox, prior to versions 6.0.20 and 6.1.6, contained a vulnerability identified as CVE-2020-2958. The vulnerability was discovered by Barakat Soror working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative and was disclosed in Oracle's April 2020 Critical Patch Update (Oracle CPU).
Technical details
This vulnerability is classified as difficult to exploit and requires high privileged access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox is installed (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability affects the security of Oracle VM VirtualBox installations and could potentially impact system security if successfully exploited (OpenSUSE).
Exploitability
The vulnerability requires high privileges and logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox is installed, making it difficult to exploit in practice (Oracle CPU).
Mitigation and workarounds
Oracle released patches to address this vulnerability in VirtualBox versions 6.0.20 and 6.1.6. Users are strongly recommended to upgrade to these or later versions to mitigate the security risk (OpenSUSE).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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