vulnerability
Oracle VirtualBox: CVE-2016-5608: Improper Access Control
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Oct 25, 2016 | Jul 17, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 25, 2016
Added
Jul 17, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.0.28 and 5.1.x before 5.1.8 in Oracle Virtualization allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Core, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5613.
Solution
oracle-virtualbox-upgrade-latest
References
- CWE-284
- CVE-2016-5608
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-5608
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93718
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037053
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-27
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-6552
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