Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 5.2.16. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H).
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 8.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Virtualbox | — | Upgrade Oracle VirtualBox to the latest version | Jul 17, 2025 | Jul 18, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade virtualbox-host-kmp-defaultUpgrade virtualbox-guest-sourceUpgrade virtualboxUpgrade virtualbox-qtUpgrade virtualbox-vncUpgrade virtualbox-websrvUpgrade virtualbox-guest-x11Upgrade virtualbox-develUpgrade virtualbox-guest-kmp-defaultUpgrade virtualbox-guest-desktop-iconsUpgrade virtualbox-host-sourceUpgrade python3-virtualboxUpgrade virtualbox-guest-tools | Aug 10, 2018 | Jul 18, 2018 |
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