CVE-2017-3538 json
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Shared Folder).
published 2017-04-24 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-12658
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Shared Folder). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.0.34 and Prior to 5.1.16. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low 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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).
Patch / fix
- Oracle Corporation Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.0.34, 5.1.16
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.3 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N |
Affected products
- Oracle Corporation Oracle VM VirtualBox
References
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oracle.com
/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1038288
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/97698
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-3538
- NVD CVE-2017-3538
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