CVE-2016-5501 is an unspecified vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.0.28 and 5.1.8, allowing local users to impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires low privileges and high attack complexity, but can lead to complete compromise of the affected system. There is no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.1.0, < 5.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.