CVE-2017-3558: Oracle Corporation Oracle VM VirtualBox…

CVE-2017-3558: Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core).

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.0.38 and Prior to 5.1.20. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows unauthenticated 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 8.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H).

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedOct 7, 2024, 16:11 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2017-3558 is a high-impact Oracle VM VirtualBox Core flaw affecting versions before 5.0.38 and 5.1.20. A local attacker with access to where VirtualBox runs could crash VirtualBox and access or modify some VirtualBox-accessible data. Exposure is most likely on developer workstations, lab hosts, build systems, or server infrastructure running old Oracle VM VirtualBox versions before 5.0.38 or 5.1.20. Prioritize remediation where VirtualBox runs on shared, sensitive, or operationally important hosts. The issue is local-access dependent, but the impact includes repeatable denial of service and limited data compromise. Mitigation focus: Inventory all systems running Oracle VM VirtualBox.; Upgrade affected VirtualBox builds to 5.0.38, 5.1.20, or later vendor-supported versions.; Apply Oracle April 2017 CPU guidance where relevant..

Prepared: Jun 13, 2026, 05:18 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Apr 24, 2017, 19:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Oracle CorporationOracle VM VirtualBoxunspecified, unspecifiedListed

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