CVE-2017-10407: High severity oracle virtualbox vulnerability

Published Oct 19, 2017
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Updated

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).

Affected Software

1 affected component
Oracle VM VirtualBox<=5.1.28

Event History

Oct 19, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2017-10407?

CVE-2017-10407 is considered a high severity vulnerability that can be easily exploited by a privileged attacker.

2

How do I fix CVE-2017-10407?

To fix CVE-2017-10407, upgrade Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 5.1.30 or later.

3

What versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox are affected by CVE-2017-10407?

CVE-2017-10407 affects versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 5.1.30.

4

Can CVE-2017-10407 be exploited remotely?

No, CVE-2017-10407 requires local access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox is running for exploitation.

5

What type of attacks could be carried out using CVE-2017-10407?

CVE-2017-10407 could allow a high privilege attacker to compromise the Oracle VM VirtualBox environment.

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