HIGH · 7.5

CVE-2017-3538

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Shared Folder). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.0.34 and Prior to 5.1.16. Difficult to e...

Vulnerability Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Shared Folder). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.0.34 and Prior to 5.1.16. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged 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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
OracleVm Virtualbox<= 5.0.32

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-3538?

CVE-2017-3538 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Shared Folder). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.0.34 and Prior to 5.1.16. Difficult to e...

How severe is CVE-2017-3538?

CVE-2017-3538 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-3538?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Oracle Vm Virtualbox.