Information disclosure in Oracle VM VirtualBox - CVE-2016-3612
Published: July 20, 2016 / Updated: November 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU177
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3612
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
Oracle VM VirtualBox
Oracle VM VirtualBox
Detailed vulnerability 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.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-3612
The vendor has issued a fix as part of the July 2016 Oracle Critical Patch Update.