CVE-2016-5608

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-10-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

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 availability via vectors related to Core, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5613.

Affected products

Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox: from 5.0.0 before 5.0.28; from 5.1.0 before 5.1.8 — fixed in 5.0.28, 5.1.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox 5.0.28, 5.1.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93718
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037053
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-27
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93718
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037053
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-27

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