Advisory Details

April 17th, 2019

Oracle VirtualBox crUnpackExtendShaderSource Integer Overflow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI-19-378
ZDI-CAN-7892

CVE ID CVE-2019-2690
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Oracle
AFFECTED PRODUCTS VirtualBox
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 crUnpackExtendShaderSource method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and 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:
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2019-01-21 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2019-04-17 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT niklasb
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