CVE-2017-10392: High severity oracle virtualbox vulnerability
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 5.1.30. 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).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2017-10392?
CVE-2017-10392 is considered to be easily exploitable with a high privilege requirement.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10392?
To mitigate CVE-2017-10392, upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 5.1.30 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2017-10392?
Users running versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 5.1.30 are affected by CVE-2017-10392.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-10392?
CVE-2017-10392 is a vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization.
Can CVE-2017-10392 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2017-10392 requires an attacker to have high privileges and physical logon access to exploit.