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CVE-2018-3091

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). The supported version

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 5.2.16. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes 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 unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.3 (Confidentiality impacts).

CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.3 EPSS 0.00246
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Affected Products & Versions

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oracle vm virtualbox< 5.2.16
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Scoring & Timeline

6.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · secalert_us@oracle.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD18 Jul 2018 · 01:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104764Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041296Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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