CVE-2016-5611

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 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-200

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 confidentiality via vectors related to Core.

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/93744
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/93744
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037053
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-27

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