CVE-2012-3221: oracle virtualization
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-3221 is a low (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability in oracle virtualization. EPSS estimates a 0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 17-10-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM Virtual Box component in Oracle Virtualization 3.2, 4.0, and 4.1 allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to VirtualBox Core. NOTE: The previous information was obtained from the October 2012 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue is related to "incorrect interrupt handling."
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.79%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
56%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.79% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundOracle VM VirtualBox 4.1 - Local Denial of Service
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- virtualbox-ose< 3.2.10-dfsg-1+squeeze1
Oracle1 product
- virtualization3.2 | 4.0 | 4.1
2 vendors · 2 products
References
7 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16681VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2012-1515893.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory