Advisory Details

April 16th, 2020

Oracle VirtualBox D3D9 Shader Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-20-497
ZDI-CAN-9960

CVE ID CVE-2020-2902
CVSS SCORE 8.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within handling of D3D9 shader objects. 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 buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Oracle has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2019-12-26 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2020-04-16 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT anhdaden of STAR Labs
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