Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-35542
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.28. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high 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. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.4 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-35542
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.05%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 12 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-35542
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
3.9
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6.9
|
NIST |
4.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
0.8
|
3.6
|
Oracle |
References for CVE-2021-35542
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-36
Oracle VirtualBox: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202208-36) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2021Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2021-35542
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*