CVE-2017-3559 json
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core).
published 2017-04-24 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-12679
- cvss
- 7.9
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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 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 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 7.9 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H).
Patch / fix
- Oracle Corporation Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.0.38, 5.1.20
- virtualbox openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.1.26-3.2
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11501-1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Oracle Corporation Oracle VM VirtualBox
References
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oracle.com
/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1038288
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/97739
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-3559
- NVD CVE-2017-3559
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