8.6

CVE-2018-3290: oracle corporation vm virtualbox

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-3290
Published 17-10-2018Last modified 02-10-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-3290 is a high (CVSS 8.6) vulnerability in oracle corporation vm virtualbox. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 8.6, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.72%
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 2 · Related 1
MGASA-2018-0437OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1814-1

Timeline

  1. 17-10-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 5.2.20. 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 takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.72%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

54%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.72% 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, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Oracle1 product
Oracle corporation1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • virtualboxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.1.16-dfsg-6~ubuntu1.20.04.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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