CVE-2017-10238 is a high-privileged vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.1.24, specifically affecting its Core subcomponent. An attacker with logon access to the infrastructure can exploit this to cause a complete denial of service (hang or crash), unauthorized data modification, or unauthorized data disclosure. With a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.3 (High), this vulnerability requires high privileges and local access, but can lead to significant impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.1.24CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 5.1.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
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