Advisory Details

July 22nd, 2019

Oracle VirtualBox vmsvga3dSetRenderState Out-Of-Bounds Write Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2019-2864
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/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 affected installations of Oracle VirtualBox. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the vmsvga3dSetRenderState method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. 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/cpujul2019-5072835.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2019-05-02 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2019-07-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	lofiboy of VinCSS (Vingroup)

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