Information disclosure in Oracle VM VirtualBox



Published: 2016-07-20 | Updated: 2018-11-22
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-3612
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
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.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU177

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3612

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to access data on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in Oracle VM VirtualBox. A remote unauthenticated attacker can access data by exploiting a flaw in the Oracle VM VirtualBox Core component.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in disclosure of system information.

Mitigation

The vendor has issued a fix as part of the July 2016 Oracle Critical Patch Update.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle VM VirtualBox: 5.0.25

External links

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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