Information disclosure in Oracle Vm Virtualbox
CVE-2016-5611
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component before 5.0.28 and 5.1.x before 5.1.8 in Oracle Virtualization allows local users to affect confidentiality via vectors related to Core.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93744 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-27 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037053 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5611?
- CVE-2016-5611 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-10-25.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5611?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5611 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.