CVE-2016-5613: oracle vm_virtualbox Improper Access Control
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-5613 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Access Control vulnerability in oracle vm_virtualbox. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 25-10-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 10-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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-2016-5608.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.41%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
35%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.41% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Oracle1 product
- vm_virtualbox≥ 5.0.0, < 5.0.28 | ≥ 5.1.0, < 5.1.8
1 vendor · 1 product
References
4 links- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory