UBUNTU-CVE-2020-2678

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-2678
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-2678.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-2678
Upstream
Published
2020-01-15T17:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:48:15Z
Severity
  • 6.4 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 6.4 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.36, prior to 6.0.16 and prior to 6.1.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low 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. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N).

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / virtualbox

Package

Name
virtualbox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/virtualbox@5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*
5.0.4-dfsg-2
5.0.8-dfsg-1
5.0.10-dfsg-1
5.0.10-dfsg-2
5.0.10-dfsg-3
5.0.10-dfsg-4
5.0.10-dfsg-5
5.0.10-dfsg-6
5.0.10-dfsg-7
5.0.12-dfsg-1
5.0.12-dfsg-2
5.0.14-dfsg-1
5.0.14-dfsg-2
5.0.14-dfsg-2build1
5.0.16-dfsg-2
5.0.16-dfsg-3
5.0.18-dfsg-1
5.0.18-dfsg-1ubuntu1
5.0.18-dfsg-2
5.0.18-dfsg-2build1
5.0.18-dfsg-2ubuntu1
5.0.24-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1
5.0.32-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2
5.0.36-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2
5.0.40-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1
5.0.40-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2
5.1.34-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2
5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1
5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2
5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "virtualbox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "virtualbox-dkms"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "virtualbox-guest-dkms"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "virtualbox-guest-source"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "virtualbox-guest-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "virtualbox-guest-x11"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "virtualbox-qt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "virtualbox-source"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-2678.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / virtualbox

Package

Name
virtualbox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/virtualbox@5.2.42-dfsg-0~ubuntu1.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*
5.1.30-dfsg-1
5.2.0-dfsg-1build2
5.2.0-dfsg-2
5.2.0-dfsg-4
5.2.0-dfsg-5
5.2.2-dfsg-2
5.2.2-dfsg-3~build1
5.2.2-dfsg-3
5.2.4-dfsg-1
5.2.4-dfsg-2
5.2.6-dfsg-1
5.2.6-dfsg-2
5.2.6-dfsg-3
5.2.6-dfsg-3build1
5.2.6-dfsg-5
5.2.8-dfsg-2
5.2.8-dfsg-3
5.2.8-dfsg-5
5.2.8-dfsg-6
5.2.8-dfsg-7
5.2.10-dfsg-1
5.2.10-dfsg-2
5.2.10-dfsg-5
5.2.10-dfsg-6
5.2.10-dfsg-6ubuntu18.04.1
5.2.18-dfsg-2~ubuntu18.04.1
5.2.18-dfsg-2~ubuntu18.04.3
5.2.18-dfsg-2~ubuntu18.04.5
5.2.32-dfsg-0~ubuntu18.04.1
5.2.34-dfsg-0~ubuntu18.04.1
5.2.42-dfsg-0~ubuntu1.18.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.42-dfsg-0~ubuntu1.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "virtualbox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.42-dfsg-0~ubuntu1.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "virtualbox-dkms"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.42-dfsg-0~ubuntu1.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "virtualbox-guest-dkms"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.42-dfsg-0~ubuntu1.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "virtualbox-guest-source"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.42-dfsg-0~ubuntu1.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "virtualbox-guest-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.42-dfsg-0~ubuntu1.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "virtualbox-guest-x11"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.42-dfsg-0~ubuntu1.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "virtualbox-qt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.42-dfsg-0~ubuntu1.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "virtualbox-source"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-2678.json"