CVE-2013-3792 Denial of service in n/a

Low 3.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause a denial of service in Oracle VM VirtualBox via unspecified core vectors, requiring an upgrade to patched versions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-3792?

CVE-2013-3792 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published on 16 Oct 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox prior to 3.2.18, 4.0.20, 4.1.28, and 4.2.18 allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Core.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3792?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Vm Virtualbox.

How do I fix CVE-2013-3792?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2013-3792 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-3792 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Oracle Vm Virtualbox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gm89-fmwj-6x96, MGASA-2013-0222.

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