7.5

CVE-2017-3538: oracle corporation oracle vm virtualbox

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-3538
Published 24-04-2017Last modified 04-10-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-3538 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in oracle corporation oracle vm virtualbox. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.35%
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. 24-04-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Shared Folder). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.0.34 and Prior to 5.1.16. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged 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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.35% 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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Oracle1 product
  • vm_virtualbox≤ 5.0.32 | 5.1.0 | 5.1.2 | 5.1.4 | 5.1.6 | 5.1.8 | 5.1.10 | 5.1.12 | 5.1.14
Oracle corporation1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • virtualbox< 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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