Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core)
Published Apr 24, 2017
8.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.91%
Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.0.38 and Prior to 5.1.20. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows unauthenticated 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H).
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<5.0.38
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<5.1.20
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation | Oracle VM VirtualBox | n/a |
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- ≥ 5.0.0 · < 5.0.38
- ≥ 5.1.0 · < 5.1.20
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Oct 7, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02912) | 86.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.91% (0.02912) | 85.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00155) | 33.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00185) | 57.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 56.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 54.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.07% (0.05068) | 89.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.07% (0.05068) | 88.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.07% (0.05068) | 75.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.47th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.26th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 84.13th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97744 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038288 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41904/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97744 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038288 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41904/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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