Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2016-3597 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Oracle VM VirtualBox Server applications / Virtualization software |
Vendor | Oracle |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU176
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3597
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
The vendor has issued a fix as part of the July 2016 Oracle Critical Patch Update.
Vulnerable software versionsOracle VM VirtualBox: 5.0.25
External linkshttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.