Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2004-0015 is an old local privilege-escalation flaw in vbox3. A local user who can provide a TCL script may be able to have that script run with privileges that vbox3 should have dropped first. Exposure is most likely on legacy systems that still have vbox3 installed, especially versions 0.1.8 and earlier. This is not described as a remote vulnerability in the supplied sources. Treat this as a targeted legacy exposure issue. It is not supported by active exploitation evidence here, but local privilege escalation can matter on shared servers or older systems with weak account controls. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems for vbox3 and record installed versions.; Review Debian DSA-418 and maintainer guidance for fixed package details.; Upgrade or remove vulnerable vbox3 installations where supported guidance exists..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- vbox3-gain-privileges(14170)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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