CVE-2019-2721
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.28 and prior to 6.0.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low 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. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
EPSS 1.25% · 79.7th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | virtualbox | *, 0, 5.1.30-dfsg-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | virtualbox | 5.0.4-dfsg-2, 5.0.8-dfsg-1, 5.0.10-dfsg-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- CIRCL exploited: CVE-2019-2721 (circl-sighting)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html (circl)
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1814 (circl)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46747/ (nist-nvd)
- VirtualBox 6.0.4 r128413 - COM RPC Interface Code Injection Host Privilege Escalation Exploit (0day-today)
- VirtualBox 6.0.4 r128413 - COM RPC Interface Code Injection Host Privilege Escalation Exploit (0day-today)
Timeline
- Apr 17, 2019 CVE Published
- Apr 24, 2019 PoC Published
- Apr 24, 2019 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-2721 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2721 third-party-advisory