CVE-2017-3587 is a critical vulnerability affecting Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.0.38 and 5.1.20, specifically within the Shared Folder component. A low-privileged attacker with local logon access to the VirtualBox infrastructure can exploit this flaw. With a CVSS 3.0 score of 8.4 (High), successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized data modification or deletion, and a complete denial-of-service (DoS) of VirtualBox. While no active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are publicly known, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-41932) details a double-free vulnerability in Guest Additions, indicating potential exploitability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.0.38CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.1.20CPE match | 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:N/I:H/A:H
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