Oracle VM VirtualBox Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1025805 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1025805
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2011-2300, CVE-2011-2305
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jul 20 2011
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Impact:
Root access via local system, User access via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 4.0
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Oracle VM VirtualBox. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
A local user can exploit a flaw in Guest Additions for Windows to gain partial elevated privileges [CVE-2011-2300]. Only version 4 is affected by this vulnerability.
A local user can exploit an unspecified flaw to gain full control of the target system [CVE-2011-2305].
The following researchers reported these and other Oracle vulnerabilities:
Abdul-Aziz Hariri, reported through Secunia; Alexander Kornbrust of Red Database Security; Alexandr Polyakov of Digital Security; Brett Gervasoni of Sense of Security; CERT/CC; Dennis Yurichev; Esteban Martinez Fayo of Application Security, Inc.; Guy Pilosof of McAfee Security Research; Laszlo Toth; Michael Myngerbayev of McAfee Security Research; Monarch2020 of unsecurityresearch; Ofer Maor of Hacktics; Okan Basegmez of DORASEC Consulting; Paul M. Wright formerly of NGS Software; Scott Laurie of MWR InfoSecurity; Sow Ching Shiong, reported through Secunia; Steven Seeley of Corelan Team; Sumit Siddharth from 7safe; Tenable Network Security of TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative; and Will Dormann of CERT/CC.
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Impact:
A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix, described in their July 2011 Critical Patch Update advisory.
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujuly2011-313328.html
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Vendor URL: www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujuly2011-313328.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Not specified
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Underlying OS:
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:29:48 +0000
Subject: Sun xVM VirtualBox
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Oracle VM VirtualBox
CVE-2011-2300
CVE-2011-2305
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