Advisory Details

July 26th, 2018

(Pwn2Own) Oracle Virtualbox HGCM Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-18-782
ZDI-CAN-5817

CVE ID CVE-2018-2860
CVSS SCORE 4.7, AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Oracle
AFFECTED PRODUCTS VirtualBox
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Oracle VirtualBox. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of HGCM. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the hypervisor.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Oracle has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2018-02-20 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2018-07-26 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2018-07-26 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Niklas Baumstark from team phoenhex
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