VDB
CVE-2021-2442
CVE-2021-2442
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6 MEDIUM
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 6.1.24. 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. 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).
EPSS 0.39% · 33.5th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.39%
33.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | virtualbox | 5.2.2-dfsg-3, 5.2.6-dfsg-2, 5.2.6-dfsg-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | virtualbox | *, 7.0.16-dfsg-2ubuntu1.1, 7.0.16-dfsg-1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | virtualbox | *, 0, 6.0.14-dfsg-2~build1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | virtualbox | 0, 6.1.28-dfsg-1, 6.1.32-dfsg-1build1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | virtualbox | 0, 7.2.0-dfsg-2, * |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | virtualbox | *, 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3, 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1 |
Timeline
- Jul 20, 2021 CVE Published
- Jul 21, 2021 EPSS Score
- Sep 19, 2021 EPSS Score
- Nov 18, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 17, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 15, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2021.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-2442 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-2442 advisory