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CVE-2019-2984: Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core).

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.34 and prior to 6.0.14. 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 3.0 Base Score 6.0 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).

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CVE-2019-2984 is a VirtualBox denial-of-service issue. A highly privileged local attacker on infrastructure running VirtualBox could make VirtualBox hang or crash repeatedly. The business risk is service disruption for workloads or desktops depending on vulnerable VirtualBox hosts, not data theft based on the provided sources. Exposure is most likely on endpoints, build systems, lab hosts, or server infrastructure running Oracle VM VirtualBox versions older than 5.2.34 or 6.0.14. Internet exposure is not the key factor; local high-privilege access to the VirtualBox execution environment is required. Treat this as a moderate availability risk. Prioritize remediation where VirtualBox supports production, CI, security labs, or business-critical desktop workflows. It is less urgent than remote code execution, but vulnerable hosts with many privileged local users deserve faster action. Mitigation focus: Upgrade VirtualBox to 5.2.34, 6.0.14, or a later vendor-supported release.; Apply Oracle CPU October 2019 guidance for affected VirtualBox deployments.; Apply relevant Gentoo GLSA package updates where Gentoo hosts run VirtualBox..

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Oracle CorporationVM VirtualBoxunspecified, unspecifiedListed
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