Advisory Details

April 22nd, 2021

Oracle VirtualBox VRDP Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-21-453
ZDI-CAN-12407

CVE ID CVE-2021-2279
CVSS SCORE 8.1, AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Oracle
AFFECTED PRODUCTS VirtualBox
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Oracle VirtualBox. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of drdynvc packets. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the RDP service.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Oracle has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2021.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2021-01-05 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-04-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT JungHyun Kim(@jidoc01) of VirtualBoBs
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