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high 8.4

CVE-2017-3316 json

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: GUI).

published 2017-01-27 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-12437

cvss
8.4
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.0%
EPSS 7.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: GUI). Supported versions that are affected are VirtualBox prior to 5.0.32 and prior to 5.1.14. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS v3.0 Base Score 8.4 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts).

Patch / fix

  • virtualbox openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.1.26-3.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11501-1

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-41196)
  2. Published

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

6.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-41196 Oracle VM VirtualBox < 5.0.32 / < 5.1.14 - Local Privilege Escalation local, 2017-01-27

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.0 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Oracle VM VirtualBox

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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