CVE-2016-0495

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-01-21 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 4.3.36 and 5.0.14 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Core.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 8.0
Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox: from 4.0.0 before 4.3.36; from 5.0.0 before 5.0.14 — fixed in 4.3.36, 5.0.14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox 4.3.36, 5.0.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3454
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81214
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034731
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3454
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81214
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034731

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