4.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-4856
Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox Core Availability Vulnerability
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 4.0.30, 4.1.38, 4.2.30, 4.3.26, and 5.0.0 allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Core.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 21, 2015, 11:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 24, 2016, 2:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-4856 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-4856 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
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-2015-4856.

URL Resource
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033880

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).

Slides, Papers, Links to CVEs and advisories

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
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Born at : Aug. 5, 2017, 4:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 15 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-4856 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-4856 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 24, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033880 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 26, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html Advisory, Patch
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts-086861.html
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:4.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:4.1.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:4.2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:4.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts-086861.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts-086861.html Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2015

    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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-4856 is associated with the following CWEs:

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-2015-4856 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.02%

score

0.22989

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability