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Oracle VirtualBox Guest-to-Host Escape E1000 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Privilege escalation
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
None Solution Available
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The host is installed with Oracle VirtualBox and is prone to privilege escalation vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists in the Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (82540EM) network adapter in Network Address Translation (NAT) mode called the E1000.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Oracle VirtualBox versions 5.2.20 and before on Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
No known solution is available as of 26th April, 2019. Information regarding this issue will be updated once solution details are available.