What is the severity of CVE-2017-10242?

CVE-2017-10242 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for exploitation by high-privileged attackers.

How do I fix CVE-2017-10242?

To fix CVE-2017-10242, upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 5.1.24 or later.

What are the consequences of exploiting CVE-2017-10242?

Exploiting CVE-2017-10242 may allow attackers to compromise the integrity and availability of the Oracle VM VirtualBox environment.

Which versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox are affected by CVE-2017-10242?

Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.1.24 are affected by CVE-2017-10242.

Who can exploit CVE-2017-10242?

CVE-2017-10242 can be exploited by high privileged attackers with logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-10242

high

7.3

8/8/2017

4/10/2024

CVE-2017-10242

First published: Tue Aug 08 2017(Updated: )

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 5.1.24. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H).

Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Oracle VM VirtualBox	<=5.1.22

Remedy

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-10242?
CVE-2017-10242 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for exploitation by high-privileged attackers.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10242?
To fix CVE-2017-10242, upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 5.1.24 or later.
What are the consequences of exploiting CVE-2017-10242?
Exploiting CVE-2017-10242 may allow attackers to compromise the integrity and availability of the Oracle VM VirtualBox environment.
Which versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox are affected by CVE-2017-10242?
Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.1.24 are affected by CVE-2017-10242.
Who can exploit CVE-2017-10242?
CVE-2017-10242 can be exploited by high privileged attackers with logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes.

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