CVE-2017-3559 is a vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox, affecting versions prior to 5.0.38 and 5.1.20. A low-privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure can exploit this to cause a complete denial of service (hang or crash), and gain unauthorized read, update, insert, or delete access to some VirtualBox data. Rated with a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.9 (High), it has a local attack vector and low attack complexity, with significant impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.0.38CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.1.20CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.1.0, < 5.1.20CPE 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:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
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