CVE-2022-21621

MEDIUM

Oracle VM VirtualBox < 6.1.40 - Authenticated Denial of Service in Core Component

Title source: llm

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 6.1.40. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). 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 6.0 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-03

Patch, Vendor Advisory

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2022.html

Scores

CVSS v3 6.0

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 18.4%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published

Products (1)

oracle/vm_virtualbox < 6.1.40

Published Oct 18, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026