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CVE-2017-33161 exploit

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

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.4
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.0%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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).

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.96% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

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

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.4CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.0AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Oracle VM VirtualBox

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201702-08 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/41196/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/95579 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1037638 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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