CVE-2016-0602

Published Jan 21, 2016 oracle

Overview

CVE-2016-0602 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting oracle vm_virtualbox. It was published on January 21, 2016.

Technical Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 5.0.14 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Windows Installer. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that this is an untrusted search path issue that allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse dll in the "application directory."

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from oracle. Update vm_virtualbox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
oracle	vm_virtualbox	0	Affected

References

Ref seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/54 Ref www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537462/100/0/threaded Ref www.securitytracker.com/id/1034731 Ref seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/54 Ref www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537462/100/0/threaded Ref www.securitytracker.com/id/1034731

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-0602?

CVE-2016-0602 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting oracle vm_virtualbox. It was published on January 21, 2016.

How severe is CVE-2016-0602?

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