Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.44, prior to 6.0.24 and prior to 6.1.12. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high 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. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.4 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle | VM VirtualBox | before 5.2.44; before 6.0.24; before 6.1.12 | 5.2.44, 6.0.24, 6.1.12 | Patch available | CNA |
- VM VirtualBox VendorOracle Affected before 5.2.44; before 6.0.24; before 6.1.12 Fixed in 5.2.44, 6.0.24, 6.1.12 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA VM VirtualBox (Oracle Corporation) Fixed in 5.2.44, 6.0.24, 6.1.12
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Oracle VM VirtualBox — openSUSE-SU-2020:1486
25 records Highest priority Priority LOW 25 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-11477 Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component…Priority LOW 38
- TI-2020-11546 Integer underflow in Oracle VM VirtualBoxPriority LOW 36
- TI-2020-11525 Out-of-bounds read in Oracle VM VirtualBoxPriority LOW 36
- Advisory ·
Oracle VM VirtualBox — openSUSE-SU-2020:1511
25 records Highest priority Priority LOW 25 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-11477 Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component…Priority LOW 38
- TI-2020-11546 Integer underflow in Oracle VM VirtualBoxPriority LOW 36
- TI-2020-11525 Out-of-bounds read in Oracle VM VirtualBoxPriority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-14714
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8x83-r79c-88mg
References
More Oracle Vm Virtualbox vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-02266 Injection in Oracle Tape Library ACSLS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-00205 Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2025-21985 Integer overflow in Oracle VM VirtualBox CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-13903 Improper privilege management in Oracle VM VirtualBox CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-03706 Observable discrepancy in Intel Microprocessors with Speculative Execution CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
- TI-2015-06741 The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2020-14714 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-14714 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8x83-r79c-88mg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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