2.3

CVE-2024-21253: oracle corporation oracle vm virtualbox Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

CVSS: 2.3v3.1LowModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-21253
Published 15-10-2024Last modified 13-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-21253 is a low (CVSS 2.3) Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability in oracle corporation oracle vm virtualbox. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
9/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.3/10
010
Low · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.27%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
MGASA-2025-0002

Timeline

  1. 15-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.22. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 2.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.27% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.27%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Oracle1 product
Oracle corporation1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • virtualboxAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

3 links