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LOW CVSS 2.0
CVE-2013-0420
Oracle VirtualBox Core Text Drawing Vulnerability
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 allows local users to affect integrity and availability via unknown vectors related to Core. NOTE: The previous information was obtained from the January 2013 Oracle CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue is related to an incorrect comparison in the vga_draw_text function in Devices/Graphics/DevVGA.cpp, which can cause VirtualBox to "draw more lines than necessary."

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 17, 2013, 1:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-0420 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Oracle vm_virtualbox
2 Oracle virtualization
1 Opensuse opensuse
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 3
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
Solution
A vulnerability exists in Oracle VM VirtualBox that could affect integrity and availability.
  • Upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 4.0.18, 4.1.24, 4.2.6, or later.
  • Update the virtualbox packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2013-0420 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-0420.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013-1515902.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798776 Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15763
https://www.virtualbox.org/changeset/44055/vbox Exploit Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013-1515902.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798776 Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15763
https://www.virtualbox.org/changeset/44055/vbox Exploit Patch
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-0420 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-0420 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00000.html
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013-1515902.html
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798776
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15763
    Added Reference https://www.virtualbox.org/changeset/44055/vbox
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15763 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15763 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.4
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.11 }} 0.04%

score

0.30958

percentile