6.8

CVE-2016-5545: oracle vm_virtualbox 7PK - Security Features

Modified
Published 27-01-2017Last modified 09-10-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5545 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) 7PK - Security Features vulnerability in oracle vm_virtualbox. EPSS estimates a 1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.49%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
MGASA-2017-0078

Timeline

  1. 27-01-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 09-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: GUI). Supported versions that are affected are VirtualBox prior to 5.0.32 and prior to 5.1.14. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of 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 partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS v3.0 Base Score 6.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts).

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.49% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Oracle1 product
  • vm_virtualboxprior to 5.0.32 | prior to 5.1.14 | ≥ 5.0.0, < 5.0.32 | ≥ 5.1.0, < 5.1.14

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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