CVE-2016-5545
6.3 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2016-5545 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting oracle vm_virtualbox. It was published on January 27, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical 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).
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from oracle. Update vm_virtualbox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| oracle | vm_virtualbox | >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.32 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2016-5545?
CVE-2016-5545 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting oracle vm_virtualbox. It was published on January 27, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2016-5545?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2016-5545?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from oracle. Update vm_virtualbox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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