CVE details
CVE-2022-21621
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 6.1.40. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high 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 (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Affected ports (6)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| emulators/virtualbox-ose-additions-legacy | virtualbox-ose-additions-legacy | 5.2.44.1501000_11 | unaddressed | vbox@FreeBSD.org |
| emulators/virtualbox-ose-additions-legacy | virtualbox-ose-additions-nox11-legacy | 5.2.44.1501000_11 | unaddressed | vbox@FreeBSD.org |
| emulators/virtualbox-ose-additions-legacy | virtualbox-ose-additions-xlibre-legacy | 5.2.44.1501000_11 | unaddressed | vbox@FreeBSD.org |
| emulators/virtualbox-ose-kmod-legacy | virtualbox-ose-kmod-legacy | 5.2.44.1501000_7 | unaddressed | vbox@FreeBSD.org |
| emulators/virtualbox-ose-legacy | virtualbox-ose-legacy | 5.2.44_36 | unaddressed | vbox@FreeBSD.org |
| emulators/virtualbox-ose-legacy | virtualbox-ose-nox11-legacy | 5.2.44_36 | unaddressed | vbox@FreeBSD.org |
Template for a VuXML entry
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>virtualbox-ose-additions-legacy</name>
<range><lt>6.1.40</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>virtualbox-ose-additions-nox11-legacy</name>
<range><lt>6.1.40</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>virtualbox-ose-additions-xlibre-legacy</name>
<range><lt>6.1.40</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>virtualbox-ose-kmod-legacy</name>
<range><lt>6.1.40</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>virtualbox-ose-legacy</name>
<range><lt>6.1.40</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>virtualbox-ose-nox11-legacy</name>
<range><lt>6.1.40</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle
Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected
are Prior to 6.1.40. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high
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 (scope change). Successful attacks of this
vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or
frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox.
CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector:
(CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2022-21621</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21621</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2022-10-18</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-25</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>