Is CVE-2019-2523 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-2523 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-2523?

CVE-2019-2523 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-2523?

CVE-2019-2523 has an EPSS score of 0.44% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2523?

Upgrade virtualbox on debian unstable to 5.2.24-dfsg-1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-2523

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are prior to 5.2.24 and prior to 6.0.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

How to fix

Remediation Available

virtualboxDebian

Fixed in:5.2.24-dfsg-1CVE-2019-2523

Oracle VirtualBoxWindows application

Affected:5.2.24Fixed in:5.2.24Oracle and/or its affiliates

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

oracle.com

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Other references1

lists.opensuse.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.