Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been reported in Oracle VM VirtualBox, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
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TITLE:
Oracle VM VirtualBox Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA51007
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RELEASE DATE:
2012-10-17
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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Oracle VM VirtualBox, which can
be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a Denial of Service
(DoS).
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the
VirtualBox Core. No further information is currently available.
The vulnerability is reported in version 3.2, 4.0, and 4.1.
SOLUTION:
Apply updates (please see the vendor's advisory for details).
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PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
It is currently unclear who reported the vulnerability as the Oracle
Critical Patch Update for October 2012 only provides a bundled list
of credits. This section will be updated when/if the original
reporters provide more information.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2012-1515893.html#AppendixOVIR
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