CVE-2016-5538

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.0.28 and 5.1.x before 5.1.8 in Oracle Virtualization allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Core, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5501.

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93697
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037053
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93697
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037053

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:5.0.27:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:5.1.7:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-10-25 14:30

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-5538

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5538

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5538

JSON object : View

Products Affected

oracle

vm_virtualbox

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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