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CVE-2017-3558

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-04-24 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.0.38 and Prior to 5.1.20. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H).

Affected products

• Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox: from 5.0.0 before 5.0.38; from 5.1.0 before 5.1.20 — fixed in 5.0.38, 5.1.20

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Oracle Corporation VM VirtualBox 5.0.38, 5.1.20. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97744
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038288
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41904/
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97744
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038288
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41904/

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