CVE-2023-21898 json
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core).
published 2023-01-17 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-26063
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Note: Applies to VirtualBox VMs running Windows 7 and later. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Patch / fix
- Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox 6.1.42, 7.0.6
- virtualbox openSUSE Tumbleweed 7.0.6-1.1
- virtualbox openSUSE Leap 15.4 7.0.6-lp154.2.26.2
- virtualbox-kmp openSUSE Leap 15.4 7.0.6-lp154.2.26.2
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:12640-1openSUSE-SU-2023:0033-1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox
References
-
oracle.com
/security-alerts/cpujan2023.html
vendor-advisory, patch
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/202310-07
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-21898
- NVD CVE-2023-21898
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