CVE-2024-21263
Reported by oracle · Published October 15, 2024
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.22 and prior to 7.1.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low 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 and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.1 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H).
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle VM VirtualBox | Oracle Corporation | 7.1.2, 7.0.22 |
| vm_virtualbox | oracle | 7.1.2, 7.0.22 |
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation | Oracle VM VirtualBox | *, * |
| Oracle Corporation | Oracle VM VirtualBox | *, * |
Timeline
- Oct 15, 2024 CVE Published
- Oct 16, 2024 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Oct 16, 2024 Coalition ESS Score (8 in total, the first dated here)
- Aug 26, 2025 CVE Updated
- Jun 2, 2026 Security Advisory (4 in total, the first dated here)
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References
- Oracle Advisory vendor-advisory