Advisory Details

July 26th, 2023

Oracle VirtualBox VRDP Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-23-982
ZDI-CAN-21259

CVE ID CVE-2023-22018
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 may or may not be required to exploit this vulnerability, depending upon product configuration.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of USB request messages. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory corruption condition. 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/cpujul2023.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-06-21 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2023-07-26 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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