CVE-2015-4896
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization...
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 4.0.34, 4.1.42, 4.2.34, 4.3.32, and 5.0.8, when a VM has the Remote Display feature (RDP) enabled, allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Core.
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Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 4.0.34, 4.1.42, 4.2.34, 4.3.32, and 5.0.8, when a VM has the Remote Display feature (RDP) enabled, allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Core.
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CVE-2015-4896- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 4.0.34, 4.1.42, 4.2.34, 4.3.32, and 5.0.8, when a VM has the Remote Display feature (RDP) enabled, allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Core.
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CVE-2015-4896- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-4913 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 4.0.34, 4.1.42, 4.2.34, 4.3.32, and 5.0.8, when a VM has the Remote Display feature (RDP) enabled, allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Core.
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EUVD-2015-4913- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jjhg-cr8w-r8h7 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization...
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 4.0.34, 4.1.42, 4.2.34, 4.3.32, and 5.0.8, when a VM has the Remote Display feature (RDP) enabled, allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Core.
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GHSA-jjhg-cr8w-r8h7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0415 No score
Updated virtualbox packages fix security vulnerabilities
A vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component prior to 4.0.34, 4.1.42, 4.2.34, 4.3.32 and 5.0.8. Easily exploitable vulnerability requiring logon to Operating System. Successful attack of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS). Note: Only Windows guests are impacted, and Windows guests without VirtualBox Guest Additions installed are not affected (CVE-2015-4813).
A vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component prior to 4.0.34, 4.1.42, 4.2.34, 4.3.32 and 5.0.8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows successful unauthenticated network attacks. Successful attack of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS). Note: Only VMs with Remote Display feature (RDP) enabled are impacted (CVE-2015-4896).
For other fixes in this update, see the referenced changelog.
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MGASA-2015-0415- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10020-1 No score
python-virtualbox-5.1.10-2.5 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the python-virtualbox-5.1.10-2.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
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openSUSE-SU-2024:10020-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-4896 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 4.0.34, 4.1.42, 4.2.34, 4.3.32, and 5.0.8, when a VM has the Remote Display feature (RDP) enabled, allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Core.
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UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4896- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
virtualboxDebian:7 |
before 4.1.42-dfsg-1+deb7u1, plus listed versions 4.1.18-dfsg-2+deb7u14.1.18-dfsg-2+deb7u24.1.18-dfsg-2+deb7u34.1.18-dfsg-2+deb7u3~bpo60+14.1.18-dfsg-2+deb7u4 Show 5 moreShow less4.1.18-dfsg-2+deb7u4~bpo60+14.1.18-dfsg-2+deb7u54.1.18-dfsg-2.14.1.40-dfsg-1+deb7u14.1.42-dfsg-1+deb7u1~bpo60+1 |
4.1.42-dfsg-1+deb7u1 |
virtualboxDebian:8 |
before 4.3.32-dfsg-1+deb8u2, plus listed versions 1.4.0svn4130-dfsg-14.0.10-dfsg-14.0.10-dfsg-1~bpo60+14.0.10-dfsg-1~bpo60+24.0.8-dfsg-1 Show 45 moreShow less4.0.8-dfsg-24.0.8-dfsg-2~bpo60+14.1.0-dfsg-14.1.0-dfsg-24.1.10-dfsg-14.1.12-dfsg-14.1.12-dfsg-24.1.14-dfsg-14.1.14-dfsg-24.1.16-dfsg-14.1.16-dfsg-24.1.18-dfsg-14.1.18-dfsg-1.14.1.18-dfsg-24.1.18-dfsg-2.14.1.2-dfsg-14.1.4-dfsg-14.1.6-dfsg-14.1.6-dfsg-24.1.8-dfsg-14.1.8-dfsg-24.2.10-dfsg-14.2.10-dfsg-1~bpo70+14.2.16-dfsg-14.2.16-dfsg-1~bpo70+14.2.16-dfsg-24.2.16-dfsg-34.2.16-dfsg-3~bpo70+14.3.10-dfsg-14.3.10-dfsg-1~bpo70+14.3.12-dfsg-14.3.12-dfsg-1~bpo70+14.3.14-dfsg-14.3.14-dfsg-1~bpo70+14.3.18-dfsg-14.3.18-dfsg-24.3.18-dfsg-2~bpo70+14.3.18-dfsg-34.3.18-dfsg-3+deb8u14.3.18-dfsg-3+deb8u24.3.18-dfsg-3+deb8u34.3.2-dfsg-14.3.20-dfsg-14.3.22-dfsg-14.3.24-dfsg-1 |
4.3.32-dfsg-1+deb8u2 |
kmod-vboxadditionsMageia:5 |
before 5.0.8-1.mga5 | 5.0.8-1.mga5 |
kmod-virtualboxMageia:5 |
before 5.0.8-1.mga5 | 5.0.8-1.mga5 |
virtualboxMageia:5 |
before 5.0.8-1.mga5 | 5.0.8-1.mga5 |
virtualboxUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 4.3.34-dfsg-1+deb8u1ubuntu1.14.04.1, plus listed versions 4.2.16-dfsg-34.2.16-dfsg-3ubuntu14.3.2-dfsg-14.3.2-dfsg-1ubuntu14.3.2-dfsg-1ubuntu2 Show 8 moreShow less4.3.6-dfsg-14.3.6-dfsg-24.3.10-dfsg-14.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu14.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu24.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu34.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu44.3.10-dfsg-1ubuntu5 |
4.3.34-dfsg-1+deb8u1ubuntu1.14.04.1 |
virtualboxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 5.1.10-2.5 | 5.1.10-2.5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-4896 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, published October 21, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.67%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in virtualbox 4.1.42-dfsg-1+deb7u1.
References
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00000.html
securitytracker.com/id/1033880
securityfocus.com/bid/77198
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3384
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4896
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jjhg-cr8w-r8h7
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0415.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17015
virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4896
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4896
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0224
Left out here: 11 versions. The JSON record has them.