CVE-2017-3290: Oracle VM VirtualBox vulnerability

CVE-2017-3290: Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Shared Folder).

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Shared Folder). Supported versions that are affected are VirtualBox prior to 5.0.32 and prior to 5.1.14. 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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. CVSS v3.0 Base Score 7.9 (Integrity and Availability impacts).

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedOct 8, 2024, 20:36 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2017-3290 affects Oracle VM VirtualBox Shared Folder in older 5.0 and 5.1 releases. A privileged user with logon access to the VirtualBox infrastructure could compromise VirtualBox data integrity and availability, including modifying accessible data or causing repeatable crashes. Exposure is mainly older VirtualBox deployments still running versions prior to 5.0.32 or 5.1.14. Risk is higher where privileged users can log on to systems running VirtualBox and where VirtualBox-accessible data matters operationally. Treat this as a high-priority legacy virtualization cleanup item, especially on admin workstations, build systems, labs, or shared hosts. It is not evidenced as actively exploited here, but the data integrity and complete denial-of-service impacts are meaningful. Mitigation focus: Upgrade VirtualBox to 5.0.32, 5.1.14, or a later non-affected version.; Review Oracle CPU January 2017 and applicable distro advisories for vendor-specific guidance.; Restrict privileged logon access to systems running VirtualBox..

Prepared: Jun 13, 2026, 12:51 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Jan 27, 2017, 22:01 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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GLSA-201702-08CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO

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OracleVM VirtualBoxprior to 5.0.32, prior to 5.1.14Listed

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