SB2016072012 - Denial of service in Oracle VM VirtualBox
Published: July 20, 2016 Updated: November 22, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016072012
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3597)
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause denial of service conditions on the target system.The vulnerability exists in Oracle VM VirtualBox. A local user can cause denial of service conditions by exploiting a flaw in the Oracle VM VirtualBox Core component.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service via local system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.